For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’”
Jeremiah 37:11 - English Standard Version 2016 Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was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was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, Common English Bible Now when the Babylonian army had withdrawn from Jerusalem due to Pharaoh’s advance, Catholic Public Domain Version Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute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. |
For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, 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 portion there among the people.
The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.