1 Tendo Jeremias acabado de falar a todo o povo todas as palavras do Senhor, seu Deus, palavras todas com as quais o Senhor, seu Deus, o enviara, 2 então, falou Azarias, filho de Hosaías, e Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os homens soberbos, dizendo a Jeremias: É mentira isso que dizes; o Senhor, nosso Deus, não te enviou a dizer: Não entreis no Egito, para morar. 3 Baruque, filho de Nerias, é que te incita contra nós, para nos entregar nas mãos dos caldeus, a fim de nos matarem ou nos exilarem na Babilônia. 4 Não obedeceu, pois, Joanã, filho de Careá, e nenhum de todos os capitães dos exércitos, nem o povo todo à voz do Senhor, para ficarem na terra de Judá. 5 Antes, tomaram Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os capitães dos exércitos a todo o resto de Judá que havia voltado dentre todas as nações para as quais haviam sido lançados, para morar na terra de Judá; 6 tomaram aos homens, às mulheres e aos meninos, às filhas do rei e a todos que Nebuzaradã, o chefe da guarda, deixara com Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã; como também a Jeremias, o profeta, e a Baruque, filho de Nerias; 7 e entraram na terra do Egito, porque não obedeceram à voz do Senhor, e vieram até Tafnes.

8 Então, veio a palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, em Tafnes, dizendo: 9 Toma contigo pedras grandes, encaixa-as na argamassa do pavimento que está à entrada da casa de Faraó, em Tafnes, à vista de homens judeus, 10 e dize-lhes: Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel: Eis que eu mandarei vir a Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, meu servo, e porei o seu trono sobre estas pedras que encaixei; ele estenderá o seu baldaquino real sobre elas. 11 Virá e ferirá a terra do Egito; quem é para a morte, para a morte; quem é para o cativeiro, para o cativeiro; e quem é para a espada, para a espada. 12 Lançará fogo às casas dos deuses do Egito e as queimará; levará cativos os ídolos e despiolhará a terra do Egito, como o pastor despiolha a sua própria veste; e sairá dali em paz. 13 Quebrará as colunas de Bete-Semes na terra do Egito e queimará 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 Jehovah their God, wherewith Jehovah 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: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there; 3 but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of Jehovah, 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 the nations whither they had been driven, to sojourn in the land of Judah; 6 the men, and the women, and the children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan 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 and they came into the land of Egypt; for they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah: and they came unto Tahpanhes.

8 Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in mortar in the brickwork, 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 Jehovah 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 he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death shall be given 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 captive: 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 also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt shall he burn with fire.

1 When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the LORD their God —everything the LORD had sent him to tell them —

2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.'

3 But Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, "so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon."

4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the LORD's command to stay in the land of Judah.

5 Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.

6 They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan —the men, the women, the children and the king's daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah along with them.

7 So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the LORD and went as far as Tahpanhes.

8 In Tahpanhes the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

9 "While the Jews are watching, take some large stones with you and bury them in clay in the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace in Tahpanhes.

10 Then say to them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy above them.

11 He will come and attack Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.

12 He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd picks his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart.

13 There in the temple of the sun "in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.'"