11. Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,' declares the Lord, 'for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.
12. I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.
13. But if you are going to say, "We will not stay in this land," so as not to listen to the voice of the Lord your God,
14. saying, "No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger for bread, and we will stay there";