Jeremiah 43:4
So Johanan son of Kareah, all the army officers, and all the rest of the people did not obey the Lord's command to stay in the land.
Jeremiah 42:5-6
They answered Jeremiah, "May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the Lord sends you to tell us to do.
2 Chronicles 25:16
While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him, "Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!" So the prophet stopped, but added, "I know that the Lord has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice."
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
Jeremiah 44:5
But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
Jeremiah 42:10-13
If you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you.