Jeremiah 44:20-30

20Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women--even to all the people who were giving him such an answer--saying, 21“As for the 12smoking sacrifices that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the 3streets of Jerusalem, you and your forefathers, your kings and your leaders, and the people of the land, did the Lord not 4remember them, and did all of this not come into His 5mind? 22So the Lord was 6no longer able to endure it, 7because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; so your land has become a 8place of ruins, an object of horror, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day. 23Since you have burned 9sacrifices and have sinned against the Lord and 10not obeyed the voice of the Lord nor 11walked in His Law, His statutes, or His testimonies, therefore this 12disaster has happened to you, as it has this day.”

24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “13Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are 14in the land of Egypt! 25This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel 15says: ‘As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled it with your hands, saying, “We will 16certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn 17sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” 18By all means fulfill your vows, and be sure to perform your vows!’ 2619In return, hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are living in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have 20sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name shall 21never be invoked again by the mouth of anyone of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “22As the Lord 23God lives.” 27Behold, I am watching over them 24for harm and not for good, and 25all the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will 26meet their end by the sword or by famine until they 27are completely gone. 2828Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah 2930few in number. Then all the remnant of Judah who have gone to the land of Egypt to reside there will know 31whose word will stand, Mine or theirs. 29And this will be the 32sign to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that 33My words will assuredly stand against you for harm.’ 30This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am going to hand 34Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt over to his enemies, to those who seek his life, just as I handed 35Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”