“But if you say, ‘We will not stay in Judah,’ you will disobey the Lord your God.
But the king of Egypt said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”
‘If you will stay in Judah, I will build you up and not tear you down. I will plant you and not pull you up, because I am sad about the disaster I brought on you.
“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.