ירמיהו, פרק מ״ד, פסוק כ״ז

The Judean exiles who fled to Egypt in search of safety face a harsh and unavoidable divine judgment. Rather than finding a secure refuge, their choice to settle there seals their doom through active and intentional intervention from God. The primary approach among commentators is that God will act with deliberate speed and effort to bring disaster upon them, completely withholding any benefit. This is not a slow or passive process; it is a rapid, purposeful movement toward their absolute annihilation, ending only when their destruction is entirely complete [מצודת ציון].

One might assume that these exiles will simply be caught in the crossfire of a broader disaster striking the Egyptian empire. However, their downfall will not be an accidental consequence of living in a doomed region. God clarifies that He is directing a specific, private disaster aimed exclusively at them. They will not merely suffer from the general misfortune destined for the land of Egypt. Instead, this focused, personalized judgment will strike the people of Judah relentlessly until they are completely wiped out [מלבי״ם].