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Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘(A)Thus you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, (B)the military force of Pharaoh which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt. The Chaldeans will also (C)return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’ Thus says Yahweh, ‘Do not (D)deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go. 10 For (E)even 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 (F)burn this city with fire.’”

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And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,[a] “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘This is what you shall say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me, “Look, the army of Pharaoh, which set out to help you, is going to return to his land Egypt. And the Chaldeans will return, and they will fight against this city, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire.”’ Thus says Yahweh: ‘You must not deceive yourselves, saying,[b] “Surely the Chaldeans will go from us,” for they will not go. 10 For even if you struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and only men pierced through remained among them, each one in his tent, they would rise up and they would burn this city with fire.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:6 Literally “to say”
  2. Jeremiah 37:9 Literally “to say”