KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
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Jeremiah 37:11
And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
WEB World English Bible
It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 37
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward [was] there, whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
14 Then said Jeremiah, [It is] false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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וְהָיָ֗הH1961 · ha.yahto beבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseחֵ֣ילH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםH3778 · kas.diChaldeaמֵעַ֖לH5921 · aluponיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeחֵ֥ילH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סH6547 · par.ohPharaoh
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