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"The LORD’s message came to the prophet Jeremiah,"
— Jeremiah 37:6, NET Bible
“Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,”
“Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ”
“Then came the word of Yahweh to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,”
“Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Juda, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold the army of Pharao, which is come forth to help you, shall return into their own land, into Egypt.”
“Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,”
“Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,”
The Lord Responds to Zedekiah’s Hope for Help King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah to say,“Please pray to the LORD our God on our behalf.”
(Now Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison. So he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased.
At that time the Babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against Jerusalem. They had had it under siege, but withdrew when they heard that the army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt.)
The LORD’s message came to the prophet Jeremiah,
“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘This is what you must say to the king of Judah who sent you to seek my help.“Beware, Pharaoh’s army that was on its way to help you is about to go back home to Egypt.
Then the Babylonian forces will return. They will attack the city and will capture it and burn it down.
Moreover, I, the LORD, warn you not to deceive yourselves into thinking that the Babylonian forces will go away and leave you alone. For they will not go away.