Jeremiah 35:11-13

New Living Translation

¹¹ But when King Nebuchadnezzar^[a] of Babylon attacked this country, we were afraid of the Babylonian and Syrian^[b] armies. So we decided to move to Jerusalem. That is why we are here.”

¹² Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: ¹³ “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me.