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Then the Babylonians will return and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’ The Lord says, ‘Do not fool yourselves, saying, “For sure the Babylonians will go away from us.” For they will not go. 10 Even if you had won the battle against the whole Babylonian army fighting with you, and only men who were hurt were left in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’”

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Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture(A) it and burn(B) it down.’

“This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive(C) yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not! 10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[a] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn(D) this city down.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11