Then all the commanders of the forces , along with Johanan son of Kareah , Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah , and all the people from the least to the greatest , approached
Jeremiah - the prophet and said , “ May our petition come ... before you ; pray ... to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many , as you can see - with your own eyes.
(Pray) that the LORD your God - will tell the way - we should walk - and the thing - we should do.”
“ I have heard you , ” replied - Jeremiah - the prophet. “ I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request , ... and I will tell you everything ... that the LORD - answers I will not withhold a word
Then they said to Jeremiah - , “ May the LORD be a true and faithful witness if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us. -
Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant , we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you , so that - it may go well with us for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God !”
After ten days ... the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah - ,
and he summoned ... Johanan son of Kareah , ... all the commanders of the forces who were with him , and all the people from the least to the greatest.
(Jeremiah -) told them , “ Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel , to whom you sent me to present your petition - :
‘ If ... you will indeed stay in this land , then I will build you up and not tear you down ; I will plant you and not uproot you , for I will relent of the disaster - I have brought
Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon , whom you now fear ; do not be afraid of him , declares the LORD , for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
And I will show compassion , and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land. ’
But if you say , ‘ We will not stay in this land ,’ vvv and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God ,
and if you say , ‘ No , but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there , where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn ... ... or hunger for bread ,’
then ... hear the word of the LORD , O remnant of Judah ! This is what the LORD of Hosts , the God of Israel , says : ‘ If you are determined ... ... to go to Egypt ... and reside there ,
- then the sword - you fear - will overtake you there - - , and the famine - you dread ... will follow on your heels ... - into Egypt , and you will die there.
So all ... who resolve - - to go to Egypt to reside there - will die by sword and famine and plague. Not one will survive or escape ... the disaster - I will bring upon them. ’
For this is what the LORD of Hosts , the God of Israel , says : ‘ Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem , so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror , of vilification and disgrace , and you will never see this place again -.’
The LORD has told you , O remnant of Judah , ‘ Do not go to Egypt. ’ Know for sure that I have warned today !
For you ... have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God , saying , ‘ Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf , and as for all that the LORD our God ... says , tell it and we will do it.’
For I have told today , but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all - He has sent me to tell you.
Now therefore , know for sure that by sword and famine and plague you will die in the place where you desire to go to reside.” ...