KJV King James Version
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
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Jeremiah 37:7
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
WEB World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
ASV American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Thus do ye say unto the king of Judah, who is sending you unto Me, to seek Me: Lo, the force of Pharaoh that is coming out to you for help hath turned back to its land, to Egypt,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 37
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
5 Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֤רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430 · e.lo.himGodיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelכֹּ֤הH3541 · kohthusתֹֽאמְרוּ֙H559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַH7971 · sha.lachto send: departאֶתְכֶ֛םH853 · et[Obj.]אֵלַ֖יH413 · elto(wards)לְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיH1875 · da.rashto seekהִנֵּ֣ה׀H2009 · hin.nehbeholdחֵ֣ילH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersפַּרְעֹ֗הH6547 · par.ohPharaohהַיֹּצֵ֤אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלָכֶם֙H9036 · khemyouלְעֶזְרָ֔הH5833 · ez.rahhelpשָׁ֥בH7725 · shuvto return: returnלְאַרְצ֖וֹH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt
Cross-references
Lamentations 4:17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation [that] could not save [us].2 Kings 22:18But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard;Isaiah 31:1-3Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!Jeremiah 21:2Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.Ezekiel 17:17Neither shall Pharaoh with [his] mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:Jeremiah 37:3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.Ezekiel 29:16And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth [their] iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.Proverbs 21:30[There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.Jeremiah 2:36Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.Ezekiel 29:6-7And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I [am] the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.Isaiah 30:1-6Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:Jeremiah 17:5-6Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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