ESV Reformation Study Bible – Jer 37:5
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Jer 37:5

37:5 Egypt . . . Chaldeans. See 34:10, 11. Egypt and Babylon were in contention for the region. Many in Judah were looking to Egypt for support (24:8); the Babylonians would have withdrawn to counter the Egyptian advance.