Jeremiah 40:7-44:30 | 2 Kings 25:23-26

After the destruction of Jerusalem, and the enslavement of the vast majority of Jews, Nebuchadnezzar appointed a good man as governor in Judah, to rule over the small remnant of poor Israelites who were not taken captive to Babylon. However, an Ammonite murdered the new governor, and the remainder of the Jews in the land went to Jeremiah, asking for guidance from the Lord. God told them to stay in the land and submit to Nebuchadnezzar, and all would go well with them. However, God also told them NOT to go down to Egypt, as they would all die by sword or famine if they did. Naturally, what did they do? They decided to go to Egypt, and God told them through Jeremiah that they had all sealed their own doom.