“When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the Lord their God to all the people, Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, ‘You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt! Baruch son of Neriah has convinced you to say this, because he wants to stay in Judah. Johanan and thd other leaders took with them all the people who had returned from the nearby countries to which they had fled. In the crowd were men, women, children, the king’s daughters, and all those whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah. The prophet, Jeremiah and Baruch were also included. The people refused to obey the lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Taphanhes.” (vv 1-7, NLT)