Jeremiah 37 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 37:5

Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 37:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 37:5 in other translations

BSBPharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
WEBPharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
ASVAnd Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.
YLTand the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.
DARBYAnd Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.
BBEAnd Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)
WebsterThen Pharaoh's army had come from Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

What does Jeremiah 37:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. After this temporary diversion, caused by Pharaoh in favor of Jerusalem, the Egyptians returned no more to its help (2Ki 24:7). Judea had the misfortune to lie between the two great contending powers, Babylon and Egypt, and so was exposed to the alternate inroads of the one or the other. Josiah, taking side with Assyria, fell in battle with Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo (2Ki 23:29). Zedekiah, seeking the Egyptian alliance in violation of his oath, was now about to be taken by Nebuchadnezzar (2Ch 36:13; Eze 17:15, 17).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Then Pharaoh's army - This was Pharaoh-hophra or Apries, who then reigned in Egypt in place of his father Necho. See Eze 29:6, etc. Nebuchadnezzar, hearing that the Egyptian army, on which the Jews so much depended, was on their march to relieve the city, suddenly raised the siege, and went to meet them. In the interim Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord to know whether they might consider themselves in safety.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 37:1-10

The Chaldean army will return. (Jr 37:1-10) Jeremiah is imprisoned. (Jr 37:11-21) Verses 1-10 Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers and Christian friends. And it is common for those to desire to be prayed for, who will not be advised; yet sinners are often…

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Jeremiah 37:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְחֵ֥ילve.Cheiland [the] army ofH2428
פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'it had come forthH3318
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they had heardH8085
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778
הַצָּרִ֤יםha.tza.Rimwho were laying siegeH6696
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שִׁמְעָ֔םshim.'Amreport theirH8088
וַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּvai.Ye.'a.Luand they had taken themselves upH5927
מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \פye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for Jeremiah 37:5

  • Ezekiel 17:15

    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

  • 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, which are gone up from you.

  • 2 Kings 24:7

    And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.

  • Jeremiah 37:11

    And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

  • Jeremiah 37:7

    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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pharaoh's.This was Pharaoh Hophra, or Apries, as he is called by Herodotus, who succeeded his father Psammis on the throne of Egypt, A.M. 3410, B.C. 594, and reigned twenty-five years. Having entered into a confederacy with Zedekiah, (Eze 17:15,) he marched out of Egypt with a great army to his relief; which caused Nebuchadnezzar to raise the siege of Jerusalem to meet him; during which period the transactions detailed here took place.
7; 2Ki 24:7; Eze 17:15
they.
11; 34:21

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Context

  • Jeremiah 37:4

    Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

  • Jeremiah 37:5

    Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 37:6

    Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

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Jeremiah 37:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como el ejército de Faraón hubo salido de Egipto, y vino la fama de ellos á oídos de los Caldeos que tenían cercada á Jerusalem, partiéronse de Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’armée du Pharaon était sortie d’Égypte, et les Chaldéens qui assiégeaient Jérusalem, en entendirent la nouvelle et se retirèrent de Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Heer des Pharao war aus Ägypten ausgezogen; und die Chaldäer, welche Jerusalem belagerten, hatten die Kunde von ihnen vernommen und waren von Jerusalem abgezogen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam prophetam, dicens: