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 As soon as Jeremiah, whom Jehovah their God had sent, had finished telling all the people all the words of Jehovah their God, that is, all these words,2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant egotistical men said to Jeremiah: »You are telling a lie! Jehovah our God has not sent you to say: ‘You are not to enter Egypt to reside there.«3 Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us to give us over into the hand of the Chaldeans. They will put us to death or exile us to Babylon.4 So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces, and all the people, did not obey the voice of Jehovah and stay in the land of Judah.5 But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the entire remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations to which they had been driven away, in order to reside in the land of Judah.6 They took men, women, children, and the king's daughters. They took every person whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah, son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, including the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch, son of Neriah.7 They did not listen to Jehovah. They went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes.8 Then Jehovah spoke his word to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes. He said:9 »Take some large stones, and bury them under the brick pavement at the entrance to the Pharaoh's palace in Tahpanhes. Do this while the people of Judah watch you.10 »Say to them: ‘This is what Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to send for my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will set his throne over these stones that I buried, and I will spread his royal canopy above them.11 »He will defeat Egypt. He will bring death to those who are supposed to die. He will capture those who are supposed to be captured. He will kill in battle those who are supposed to be killed in battle.12 »He will set fire to the temples of Egypt's gods. He will burn down the temples and take their gods captive. Nebuchadnezzar will put on Egypt as his coat as a shepherd puts on his coat. He will leave Egypt peacefully.13 »At Beth Shemesh he will break the monuments in Egypt and burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.« ’«