7. At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
8. Then he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest,
9. and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea for mercy before him:
10. If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you.
11. Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.
12. I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land.
13. But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God
14. and saying, ‘No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of the trumpet or be hungry for bread, and we will dwell there,’