So (A)Johanan the son of Kareah and all (B)the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah. But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took (C)all the remnant of Judah who had returned to live in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven— (D)the men, the women, the children, (E)the princesses, and every person whom (F)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with (G)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; also Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah. And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at (H)Tahpanhes.

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So Kareah’s son Johanan, all the military leaders, and all the people did not obey the instructions given by[a] the Lord to remain in the land of Judah. Kareah’s son Johanan and all the military leaders took the entire remnant of Judah that had returned from all the nations where they had been scattered to settle in the land of Judah— the young men, the women, the children, the daughters of the king, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Ahikam’s son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, along with Jeremiah the prophet and Neriah’s son Baruch. So they went into the land of Egypt, because they did not obey the Lord, and they travelled as far as Tahpanhes.[b]

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Notas al pie

  1. Jeremiah 43:4 The Heb. lacks the instructions given by
  2. Jeremiah 43:7 Tahpanhes was a city in the delta region of Egypt.