Baruch 2:22

22 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord and will not serve the king of Babylon,

Baruch 2:22 In-Context

20 For thou hast sent thy anger and thy wrath upon us, as thou didst declare by thy servants the prophets, saying:

21 "Thus says the Lord: Bend your shoulders and serve the king of Babylon, and you will remain in the land which I gave to your fathers.

22 But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord and will not serve the king of Babylon,

23 I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the region about Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, and the whole land will be a desolation without inhabitants."

24 "`But we did not obey thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon; and thou hast confirmed thy words, which thou didst speak by thy servants the prophets, that the bones of our kings and the bones of our fathers would be brought out of their graves;