ירמיהו, פרק מ״ד, פסוק כ״ד

A heated debate between a prophet and his people reaches a critical turning point. After engaging in an ongoing argument with the exiles, Jeremiah suddenly shifts the entire nature of his address. Up to this moment, he had been responding to the people based on his own personal understanding and reasoning. He was simply speaking as a man debating his peers. Now, however, the conversation changes completely. He stops speaking on his own behalf and begins to deliver a direct message from God, marking the clear transition from a personal argument to a formal prophecy [מלבי״ם].

This urgent, divine declaration is not meant for a select few. The prophetic call is directed to absolutely every man and woman from Judah who is currently living in the land of Egypt [ביאור שטיינזלץ].