KJV ORIGINAL
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Azariah (Hoshaiah's son), Johanan (Kareah's son), and all these arrogant guys straight up told Jeremiah, 'You're lying to us. God didn't send you to tell us not to go live in Egypt.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people call God's truth fake news when it's not what they want to hear.
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