5. Johanan, Kareah’s son, and all the army officers took the remaining Judeans who had returned to the land of Judah after being scattered among the nations—
6. men, women, children, the king’s daughters, everyone Nebuzaradan the captain of the special guard had left with Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son and Shaphan’s grandson, including Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch, Neriah’s son.
7. They went to the land of Egypt, as far as Tahpanhes, for they wouldn’t obey the Lord.
8. The Lord’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes:
9. Take some large stones and set them in the clay pavement in front of Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes while the people of Judah are watching.
10. After that, say to the people: The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I’m sending for my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who will set his throne over these stones and will spread his canopy over them.
11. He will come and ravage the land of Egypt:those marked for disaster, to disaster,and those marked for exile, to exile.and those marked for war, to war.