Jeremiah 37:5–11

⁵Meanwhile, ^aPharaoh’s military force had come out from Egypt; and the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them. So they ^bwithdrew from Jerusalem.

⁶Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

⁷“Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘^aThus you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, ^bthe military force of Pharaoh which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt.

⁸“The Chaldeans will also ^areturn and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.” ’

⁹“Thus says Yahweh, ‘Do not ^adeceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go.

¹⁰‘For ^aeven if you had struck down the entire military force of the Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men remaining among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and ^bburn this city with fire.’”

Jeremiah Imprisoned

¹¹Now it happened when the military force of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of the military force of Pharaoh,