You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!”

Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’

The Lord says, “I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’

I will bring on you lasting shame and lasting disgrace which will never be forgotten!’”

“Therefore, the Lord who rules over all says, ‘You have not listened to what I said.

When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”

But listen to what I say to you and to all these people.

“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says to all those he sent into exile to Babylon from Jerusalem,

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

So here is what the Lord has to say about Israel and Judah.

But they will be subject to the Lord their God and to the Davidic ruler whom I will raise up as king over them.

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

But if you refuse to surrender, the Lord has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:

Johanan and all the officers of the troops that had been hiding in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

They set out to go to Egypt to get away from the Babylonians, but stopped at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem.

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.

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

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the nations.

The Lord spoke concerning Babylon and the land of Babylonia through the prophet Jeremiah.

Here is the official record of the number of people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile: In the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;