¶ And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made¹ an end of speaking unto all the people all the words² of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

Then spake Azariah³ the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan⁵ the son of Kareah, and all the⁶ proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest⁷ falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:

But Baruch⁸ the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver⁹ us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed¹⁰ not the voice of the LORD, to dwell¹¹ in the land of Judah.

But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took¹² all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;

Even men, and women, and children, and the king's¹³ daughters, and every¹⁴ person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah¹⁵ the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

So¹⁶ they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes¹⁷.

¶²¹Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Take great²² stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln²³, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;

¶ And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send²⁴ and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant²⁵, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal²⁶ pavilion over them.

And when he cometh, he shall smite²⁷ the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death²⁸ to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

And I will kindle a fire in the²⁹ houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array³⁰ himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth³¹ on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

He shall break also the images³² of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the³³ houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.