18. “This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as my anger and fury have been poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so they will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will be an object of damnation, horror, cursing, and mockery. And you will never see your homeland again.’
19. “Listen, you remnant of Judah. The lord has told you: ‘Do not go to Egypt!’ Don’t forget this warning I have given you today.
20. For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the lord your God for you. You said, ‘Just tell us what the lord our God says, and we will do it!’
21. And today I have told you exactly what he said, but you will not obey the lord your God any better now than you have in the past.
22. So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on going.”