16. then the war you fear will seize you in the land of Egypt; and the famine you dread will hunt you down in Egypt, and there you will die.
17. Every one of you who is determined to go and live in Egypt will die by the sword, famine, and disease. No one will escape the disaster that I will bring upon them there.
18. The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: Just as my fierce anger was poured out on the people of Jerusalem, so it will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing, scorn, shock, and disgrace. And you will never see this place again.
19. You who survive from Judah, the Lord has told you: Don’t go to Egypt. Know without a doubt that I have warned you this day.
20. You are putting your lives at risk by sending me to the Lord your God, saying, "Pray for us to the Lord our God; tell us everything the Lord our God says, and we’ll do it."
21. Today I have told you, but you still haven’t obeyed all that the Lord your God has sent me to tell you.
22. So know without a doubt that you will die by war, famine, and disease in the place you yearn to go and live.