1 Tendo Jeremias acabado de falar a todo o povo todas as palavras de Jeová, Deus deles, com as quais Jeová, Deus deles, o havia enviado a eles, sim tendo acabado de falar todas estas palavras,
2 falaram Azarias, filho de Hosaías, e Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os homens soberbos, dizendo a Jeremias: Tu dizes mentiras; Jeová nosso Deus não te enviou a dizer: Não entreis no Egito para ali peregrinardes.
3 Mas Baruque, filho de Nerias, te está incitando contra nós, para nos entregar nas mãos dos caldeus, a fim de que nos tirem a vida e nos levem cativos a Babilônia.
4 Não obedeceram Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os capitães das forças, e todo o povo, à voz de Jeová, para morarem na terra de Judá.
5 Mas Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os capitães das forças, tomaram todo o resto de Judá que, para peregrinarem na terra de Judá, haviam voltado de todas as nações para as quais haviam sido arrojados,
6 os homens, e as mulheres, e os meninos, e as filhas do rei e toda a pessoa que Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, tinha deixado com Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, e o profeta Jeremias, e Baruque, filho de Nerias,
7 e entraram na terra do Egito; pois não obedeceram a voz de Jeová, e vieram até Tafnes.
8 Veio a palavra de Jeová a Jeremias em Tafnes, dizendo:
9 Toma na tua mão pedras grandes, e esconde-as com barro no pavimento que está à entrada da casa de Faraó em Tafnes, à vista dos homens de Judá;
10 e dize-lhes: Assim diz Jeová dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: Eis que enviarei e tomarei o meu servo, Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, e porei o seu trono sobre estas pedras que escondi; e ele estenderá sobre elas o seu pavilhão real.
11 Virá e ferirá a terra do Egito: os que são destinados para a morte, serão entregues à morte; os que para o cativeiro, ao cativeiro; e os que para a espada, à espada.
12 Eu farei pegar fogo nas casas dos deuses do Egito, e o rei os queimará e os levará cativos; vestir-se-á da terra do Egito, como se veste o pastor com a sua roupa; e sairá dali em paz.
13 Também quebrará as colunas de Bete-Semes, que está na terra do Egito, e incendiará as casas dos deuses do Egito.
1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, 2 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
8 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.