Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Jeremiah 42:22 in English Standard Version "Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.”" Jer 42:16 then the sword that you fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine of which you are afraid shall follow close after you to Egypt, and there you shall die.