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JPS Old Testament

Jeremiah 37:8

And the Chaldeans shall return, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Alliances;   Armies;   Egyptians;   Zedekiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Zedekiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Jubilee;   Kings, the Books of;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Zedekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Babylon, History and Religion of;   Egypt;   Jeremiah;   Lamentations, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Hophra;   Jeremiah;   Pharaoh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Pharaoh;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Zedeki'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Siege;   Zedekiah (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Chaldeans will then return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it.
Hebrew Names Version
The Kasdim shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
King James Version
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
English Standard Version
And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire.
New American Standard Bible
"Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire."'
New Century Version
After that, the Babylonian army will return and attack Jerusalem and capture it and burn it down.'
Amplified Bible
"And the Chaldeans [of Babylon] will come again and fight against this city, and they will capture it and set it on fire."'
World English Bible
The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Caldeans shall come againe, and fight against this citie, and take it and burne it with fire.
Legacy Standard Bible
The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire."'
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.'
Contemporary English Version
Then the Babylonians will return and attack Jerusalem, and this time they will capture the city and set it on fire.
Complete Jewish Bible
The Kasdim will return, attack this city, capture it and burn it to the ground.'
Darby Translation
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Easy-to-Read Version
After that the army from Babylon will come back here and attack Jerusalem. Then they will capture and burn it.'
George Lamsa Translation
And the Chaldeans shall return again and fight against this city, and they shall take it and burn it with fire.
Good News Translation
Then the Babylonians will come back, attack the city, capture it, and burn it down.
Lexham English Bible
And the Chaldeans will return, and they will fight against this city, and they will capture it, and they will burn it with fire."'
Literal Translation
And the Chaldeans shall come again and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the Caldees shall come agayne, & fight agaynst this cite, wynne it, and set fyre vpon it.
American Standard Version
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
Bible in Basic English
And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire.
King James Version (1611)
And the Caldeans shall come againe, and fight against this citie and take it, and burne it with fire.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the Chaldees shall come agayne, and fight agaynst this citie, winne it, and set fire vpon it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:
English Revised Version
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Caldeis schulen come ayen, and schulen fiyte ayens this citee, and schulen take it, and schulen brenne it bi fier.
Update Bible Version
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
New English Translation
Then the Babylonian forces will return. They will attack the city and will capture it and burn it down.
New King James Version
And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city, and take it and burn it with fire."'
New Living Translation
Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.'
New Life Bible
Then the Babylonians will return and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire."'
New Revised Standard
And the Chaldeans shall return and fight against this city; they shall take it and burn it with fire.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then will the Chaldeans come back, and fight against this city, - and capture it and burn it with fire.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(37-7) And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Revised Standard Version
And the Chalde'ans shall come back and fight against this city; they shall take it and burn it with fire.
Young's Literal Translation
and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire."'

Contextual Overview

1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And 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.' 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. 5 And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they broke up 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 return, and fight against this city; and they shall 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 would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 34:21, Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 39:2-8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:52 - General 2 Kings 25:9 - the king's Jeremiah 21:4 - Behold Jeremiah 21:10 - it shall Jeremiah 52:13 - the king's Amos 2:5 - I will Micah 6:9 - Lord's

Cross-References

Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:4
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 37:6
And he said unto them: 'Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:
Genesis 37:27
Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh.' And his brethren hearkened unto him.
Genesis 37:28
And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father are mighty beyond the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the prince among his brethren.
Exodus 2:14
And he said: 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian?' And Moses feared, and said: 'Surely the thing is known.'
1 Samuel 10:27
But certain base fellows said: 'How shall this man save us?' And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he was as one that held his peace.
1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said: 'Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.'
Psalms 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Chaldeans shall come again,.... To Jerusalem, after they have defeated or drove back the Egyptian army:

and fight against this city; with fresh rigour and resolution; being exasperated by the methods taken to oblige them to raise the siege:

and take it, and burn it with fire; as they did, Jeremiah 39:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah’s answer here is even more unfavorable than that which is given in Jeremiah 21:4-7. So hopeless is resistance that the disabled men among the Chaldaeans would alone suffice to capture the city and burn it to the ground.


 
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