Jeremiah 43:3-5

International Standard Version

³ Indeed, Neriah’s son Baruch is inciting you against us in order to give us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, or to take us into exile to Babylon.”

⁴ So Kareah’s son Johanan, all the military leaders, and all the people did not obey the instructions given by^[a] the Lord to remain in the land of Judah. ⁵ Kareah’s son Johanan and all the military leaders took the entire remnant of Judah that had returned from all the nations where they had been scattered to settle in the land of Judah—