But as soon as Jeremiah, whom
the LORD
their God
had sent
, had afinished
telling
all
the people
all
the words
of the LORD
their God
--that is, all
these
words
--
Azariah the ason
of Hoshaiah
, and Johanan
the son
of Kareah
, and all
the arrogant
men
said
to Jeremiah
, "You are btelling
a lie
! The LORD
our God
has not sent
you to say
, `You are not to enter
Egypt
to reside
there
';
but aBaruch the son
of Neriah
is inciting
you against us to give
us over into the hand
of the Chaldeans
, so they will put
us to death
or exile
us to Babylon
."
So aJohanan the son
of Kareah
and all
the 1commanders
of the forces
, and all
the people
, bdid not obey
the voice
of the LORD
to cstay
in the land
of Judah
.
But Johanan the son
of Kareah
and all
the 1commanders
of the forces
took
the aentire
remnant
of Judah
who
had returned
from all
the nations
to which
they had been driven
away
, in order to reside
in the land
of Judah
--
the men, the women
, the 1children
, the aking's
daughters
and bevery
person
that Nebuzaradan
the captain
of the bodyguard
had left
with Gedaliah
the son
of Ahikam
2and grandson
of Shaphan
, together with cJeremiah
the prophet
and Baruch
the son
of Neriah
--
and they entered the land
of Egypt
(for they did not obey
the voice
of the LORD
) and went
in as far
as aTahpanhes
.
Then the word of the LORD
came
to Jeremiah
in aTahpanhes
, saying
,
"Take some large
stones
in your 1hands
and hide
them in the mortar
in the 2brick
terrace which
is at the entrance
of Pharaoh's
3palace
in Tahpanhes
, in the sight
of 4some
of the Jews
;
and say to them, `Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
, "Behold
, I am going to send
and get
aNebuchadnezzar
the king
of Babylon
, bMy servant
, and I am going to set
his throne
right over
these
stones
that I have hidden
; and he will spread
his ccanopy
over
them.
"He will also come and astrike
the land
of Egypt
; those who
are meant for death
will be given over to death
, and those for captivity
to captivity
, and bthose for the sword
to the sword
.
"And 1I shall set fire
to the temples
of the agods
of Egypt
, and he will burn
them and take
them captive
. So he will bwrap
himself
with the land
of Egypt
as a shepherd
wraps
himself
with his garment
, and he will depart
from there
safely
.
"He will also shatter the 1obelisks
of 2Heliopolis
, which
is in the land
of Egypt
; and the temples
of the gods
of Egypt
he will burn
with fire
.""'