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- As Johanan and the other princes had taken a decided part against Ishmael, they had no sufficient reason to fear that the Chaldeans would revenge on them the murder of Gedaliah; but perhaps Johanan was unwilling to be superseded in the command which he had rightly assumed, and so used his influence to induce the whole company to take refuge in Egypt; and their old attachment to the Egyptians rendered them more ready to concur in this ruinous measure. "Saying,ª° No;¹ but¹ we will goª° into the landª of Egypt,ª where¹ we shall seeª° no¹ war,ª nor¹ hearª° the soundª of the trumpet,ª nor¹ have hungerª° of bread;ª and there¹ will we dwell:ª°" {Jer 42:14} + "The LORDª hath saidª° concerning¹ you, O ye remnantª of Judah;ª Goª° ye not¹ into Egypt:ª know²° certainlyª° that¹ I have admonishedª° you this day.ª" {Jer 42:19} + "So they came²° into¹ the landª of Egypt:ª for¹ they obeyedª° not¹ the voiceª of the LORD:ª thus cameª° they [even] to¹ Tahpanhes.ª" {Jer 43:7} + "That walkª° to go downª° into Egypt,ª and have not¹ askedª° at my mouth;ª to strengthenª° themselves in the strengthª of Pharaoh,ª and to trustª° in the shadowª of Egypt!ª ... Therefore shall the strengthª of Pharaohª be¹ your shame,ª and the trustª in the shadowª of Egyptª [your] confusion.ª" {Isa 30:2-3}
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