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."
5 But they wouldn’t listen or pay attention or turn from their evil ways. They continued making offerings to other gods.