Jeremiah 37:8

8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.’

Jeremiah 37:8 in Other Translations

8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

8 And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire.

8 Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.’

8 And then the Babylonians will come back and resume their attack, capture this city and burn it to the ground.

8 The Chaldeans will then return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.

Jeremiah 37:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:8

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 ) .

Jeremiah 37:8 In-Context

6 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:

7 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me, ‘Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.

8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.’

9 “This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not!

10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn this city down.”

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 38:3
• 2. Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 34:22; Jeremiah 38:18; Jeremiah 39:8