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Jeremiah 37:7

“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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire 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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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541 →
תֹֽאמְרוּ֙to.me.Ruyou will sayH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
הַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַha.sho.Le.achwho sentH7971 →
אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
לְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיle.da.re.She.nito consult meH1875 →
הִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.Nehthere!H2009 →
חֵ֣ילcheil[the] army ofH2428 →
פַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhPharaohH6547 →
הַיֹּצֵ֤אhai.yo.Tze'which was coming outH3318 →
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto <the> you
לְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.Rahto helpH5833 →
שָׁ֥בshav[is] about to returnH7725 →
לְאַרְצ֖וֹle.'ar.Tzoto own land itsH776 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →

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Jeremiah 1:18Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.Jeremiah 21:2“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”Isaiah 31:1–3Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.2 Kings 22:18But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,Ezekiel 17:17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”Isaiah 30:7Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.Ezekiel 30:22Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.Jeremiah 37:5Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.Isaiah 30:1–6“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.Ezekiel 29:16Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.Jeremiah 17:5–6This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.Ezekiel 29:6–7Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.Lamentations 1:7In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.2 Kings 18:24For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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