None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah

Jeremiah 44:1-14

Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’ But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out; it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins they are today.

Why arouse my anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse and an object of reproach among all the nations on earth. 

To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your ancestors. 

Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah. I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach. I will punish those who live in Egypt with the sword, famine and plague, as I punished Jerusalem. None of the remnant of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, to which they long to return and live; none will return except a few fugitives.

Why?

Even remnants of Judah who have gone to live in Egypt do not listen to the word of the Lord or pay attention. So the anger of the Lord will destroy them destroy and become an object of reproach among all the nations on earth.

They thought escaped to Egypt can enjoy a safe life and good property, but all their hope are in vain for they forgot their God, so the curse of the Lord come upon them none of them will return to the land of Judah.

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神透過耶利米說這群人來到埃及居住的猶大人將發生的事。散居在4個城市，一個甚至於在尼羅河上游。他們人住在埃及仍然繼續拜偶像，惹神發怒，所以他們會被滅絕！

"從早起來"出現多次，神已經對人仁至義盡！

巴比倫滅埃及，不是因為埃及拜偶像，而是約哈難這群人拜偶像，以致戰爭臨到埃及！神從來不會因為外邦人拜偶像而懲罰他們。神的兒女因為離開神，以致萬物受到咒詛，四周的人及受受禍害。神因為基督徒敬畏神，而祝福這個地方，也因為基督徒不敬畏神，以致咒詛臨到基督徒所在的地方。

他們不聽神的話，從一開始就不聽，不願留在猶大地，很強烈的「己」已經在心中，放不下也就不順服神，順服自己的想法。

神仍然留一些逃脫的人！這群人讓人知道誰的話可信，以後可以為神做見證。

這次瘟疫出現是末日的審判，我們今天仍然留存，也是神要我們在做見證！

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How?

What I am focused on and rely on more than focus on the Lord? Maybe my job or my health or my property. I know the Lord is my blessing, without the Lord I have nothing.