Jeremiah 37:8
What does Jeremiah 37:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 37:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thus saith the Lord: Deceive not your souls, saying: The Chaldeans shall surely depart and go away from us: for they shall not go away.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Context
v.7Thus 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.
v.8This passage
v.9Thus saith Jehovah, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 39:2
in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city),
- Jeremiah 38:23
And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
- Jeremiah 32:29
and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
- Jeremiah 34:21
And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, that are gone away from you.
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