International Children’s Bible

Jeremiah 42:19-22 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

19. “You who are left alive in Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Don’t go to Egypt.’ I warn you today.

20. You are making a mistake that will cause your deaths. You sent me to the Lord your God. You said to me, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us. Tell us everything the Lord says, and we will do it.’

21. So today I have told you the message from the Lord. But you have not obeyed the Lord your God. You have not done all that he sent me to tell you to do.

22. So now be sure you understand this: You want to go to live in Egypt. But you will die by war, hunger or terrible diseases.”