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Then Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land. The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’

“Yahweh says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart. 10 For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’”

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Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘(A)This is what you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, (B)Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt. Then the Chaldeans will (C)return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’ This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not (D)deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us,” for they will not go. 10 For (E)even if you had defeated the entire army of Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men left among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and (F)burn this city with fire.’”

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