then in that caselistento the wordof the LORD,O remnantof Judah.Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Ifyou reallysetyour mindto enterEgyptand goin to residethere,
So he fledwith allthat he had; and he aroseand crossedthe [Euphrates] River,and sethis facetoward the hillcountryof Gilead.
"It will be, [that] the nationor the kingdomwhichwill not servehim, Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,and whichwill not putits neckunder the yokeof the kingof Babylon,I will punishthat nationwith the sword,with famineand with pestilence,"declaresthe LORD,"untilI have destroyedit by his hand.
"So allthe menwhosettheir mindto goto Egyptto residetherewill dieby the sword,by famineand by pestilence;and they will havenosurvivorsor refugeesfrom the calamitythat I am going to bringon them."'"
Then Jeremiahsaidto allthe people,including allthe women,"Hearthe wordof the LORD,allJudahwhoare in the landof Egypt,
"He will sethis faceto comewith the powerof his wholekingdom,bringing with him a proposalof peacewhich he will putinto effect;he will also givehim the daughterof womento ruinit. But she will not takea stand[for him] or be on his side.
Whenthe dayswere approachingfor His ascension,He was determinedto goto Jerusalem;
"Moreover,he shall not multiplyhorsesfor himself, norshall he cause the peopleto returnto Egyptto multiplyhorses,since the LORDhas saidto you, 'You shall neveragainreturnthat way.'
