1. Jeremiah received the Lord’s word for the Judeans living in the land of Egypt, those living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis and in the land of Pathros.
2. The Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: You have seen the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. They are now a wasteland with no one left
3. because of their evil ways. They have angered me by making offerings and worshipping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors knew.
4. Yet time and again I sent you all my servants the prophets, saying, "Don’t do these detestable things that I hate."