“ Listen, you remnant of Judah. The Lord has told you:‘ Do not go to Egypt!’ Don’t forget this warning I have given you today.

所剩下的犹大人哪，耶和华论到你们说：‘不要进入埃及去。’你们要确实地知道我今日警教你们了。

幸存的犹大人哪，耶和华论到你们说：‘不要进入埃及。’你们要确实知道，我今日已警戒你们了。

幸存的犹大人哪，耶和华论到你们说：‘不要进入埃及。’你们要确实知道，我今日已警戒你们了。

犹大的余民啊，耶和华已告诉你们不要去埃及。别忘了我今日给你们的警告，

犹大余剩的人哪，耶和华曾对你们说：‘你们不要去埃及。’你们要确实知道，我今天已经警告你们了。

所剩下的猶大人哪，耶和華論到你們說：『不要進入埃及去。』你們要確實地知道我今日警教你們了。

倖存的猶大人哪，耶和華論到你們說：『不要進入埃及。』你們要確實知道，我今日已警戒你們了。

倖存的猶大人哪，耶和華論到你們說：『不要進入埃及。』你們要確實知道，我今日已警戒你們了。

猶大的餘民啊，耶和華已告訴你們不要去埃及。別忘了我今日給你們的警告，

猶大餘剩的人哪，耶和華曾對你們說：‘你們不要去埃及。’你們要確實知道，我今天已經警告你們了。

猶大餘剩之民哪，永恆主曾對你們說：「不要進埃及去。」如今你們要確實地知道我今日已警告你們了。

猶大之遺民歟、耶和華論爾、既言毋入埃及、我今日警戒爾矣、爾當知之、

耶利米曰、爾曹猶大遺民、耶和華諭爾、勿往埃及、予今日告爾、爾尚其知之。

耶利米又曰、爾曹猶大遺民、主諭爾勿往伊及、亦當知我今日切切警教爾、

“ Remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you,‘ Do not go to Egypt.’ Be sure of this: I warn you today

“ The Lord has spoken to you who are left in Judah. He has said,‘ Do not go to Egypt.’ Here is something you can be sure of. I am warning you about it today.

The Lord has said to you, O remnant of Judah,‘ Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for a certainty that I have warned you this day

The LORD has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah:‘ Don’t go to Egypt.’ Know for certain that I have warned you today!

The Lord has spoken to you, you remnant of Judah,“ Do not go to Egypt!” You know for certain that I have admonished you today.

“ The Lord has said concerning you, O remnant of Judah,‘ Do not go to Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have testified unto you this day.

The Lord has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah:‘ Don’t go to Egypt.’ Know for certain that I have warned you today!

The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

“ The LORD has told you people who remain in Judah,‘ Do not go to Egypt.’ Be very sure of this: I warn you here and now.

“ Yahweh has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah,‘ Don’t go into Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have testified to you today.

“ The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you,‘ You must never return to Egypt.’

“ But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.

“ You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.

“ What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the Lord.“ You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. You have tried to hide in his shade.But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials have arrived in Hanes,all who trust in him will be ashamed. He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.”This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev: The caravan moves slowly across the terrible desert to Egypt— donkeys weighed down with riches and camels loaded with treasure— all to pay for Egypt’s protection. They travel through the wilderness, a place of lionesses and lions, a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live. All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.Egypt’s promises are worthless! Therefore, I call her Rahab— the Harmless Dragon.

What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster; he will not change his mind. He will rise against the wicked and against their helpers.For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! When the Lord raises his fist against them, those who help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. They will all fall down and die together.

Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners,“ Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”

But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me:

But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.”

I declare today that I have been faithful. If anyone suffers eternal death, it’s not my fault,for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.

And whether they listen or refuse to listen— for remember, they are rebels— at least they will know they have had a prophet among them.

And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”

Yet the Lord sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen.

Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

“ Nevertheless, this man of Israel’s royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?

With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.