KJV ORIGINAL
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: You saw how my anger completely destroyed Jerusalem and its people. Well, if you go to Egypt, that same fury is coming for you. You'll become a living example of what happens when you disobey — people will be shocked by what becomes of you, they'll use your story as a warning, and you'll never see your homeland again.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's warning hits different when you've already seen what his anger can do.
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