Even if you defeated the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you and there remained of them only wounded men in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.
Jeremiah 37:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the army of the Chaldeans had departed from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's approaching army, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, Common English Bible Now when the Babylonian army had withdrawn from Jerusalem due to Pharaoh’s advance, Catholic Public Domain Version Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jeremias went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin: and to divide a possession there in the presence of the citizens. |
Even if you defeated the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you and there remained of them only wounded men in their tents, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.
Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his share of property among the people there.
Meanwhile, the army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.