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Jeremiah 37:7-10

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

7. Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8. And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9. Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 10. For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

Jeremiah 37:7-10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 37:7

Theological / Devotional

Shall return. Zedekiah’s appeal for Egyptian help broke his “covenant” with the Chaldeans (Eze. 17:17, 18). The Egyptians’ approach, like Tirhakah’s during the Assyrian invasion (2 Kings 19:9; Isa. 37:9), resulted in nothing more than a temporary suspension of hostilities around Jerusalem.

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