‘So pay attention to what I, the Lord, have said, all you exiles whom I have sent to Babylon from Jerusalem.’

Yes, here is what he says: “You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.

We have lived in tents. We have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab and done exactly as he commanded us.

Micaiah, who was the son of Gemariah and the grandson of Shaphan, heard Baruch read from the scroll everything the Lord had said.

“You must not disobey the Lord your God by saying, ‘We will not stay in this land.’

This day I have told you what he said. But you do not want to obey the Lord by doing what he sent me to tell you.

They went on to Egypt because they refused to obey the Lord, and came to Tahpanhes.

But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.

“We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!

I have heard how proud the people of Moab are, I know how haughty they are. I have heard how arrogant, proud, and haughty they are, what a high opinion they have of themselves.

I said, “I have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger has been sent among the nations to say, ‘Gather your armies and march out against her! Prepare to do battle with her!’”

The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall. Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba.

The king of Babylon will become paralyzed with fear when he hears news of their coming. Anguish will grip him, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

You must speak my words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.

Then a wind lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the Lord rose from its place,

“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard from the outer court, like the sound of the sovereign God when he speaks.

The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;

Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, enable this person to understand the vision.”