Jeremiah 42:15

“And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah, etc.] A small remnant indeed, a few that were left in the land; who ought therefore to have admired the distinguishing goodness of Providence in preserving them in it; where they should have continued and made use of their privilege, to the glory of God and their mutual good: thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; the Lord of armies above and below, the Lord God omnipotent, and so able to protect them in their land; and who had a peculiar favour to Israel, and stood in a particular relation to them, and therefore would do it, of which they had no reason to doubt; but, disobliging him, what judgments might they not…”

“wholly set your faces--firmly resolve (Luk 9:51) in spite of all warnings (Jer 44:12).”

“If: If ye are determined to go into Egypt, the evils which ye dreaded by staying in your own land shall overtake and destroy you there; "and there shall ye die." God turned the policy of the wicked to their own destruction; for while they thought themselves safe in Egypt, there Nebuchadnezzar destroyed both them and the Egyptians. Jer 42:17, Jer 44:12-14; Gen 31:21; Deu 17:16; Dan 11:17; Luk 9:51 Jeremiah 42:16”