Jeremiah 37:8
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Jeremiah 37:8 in other translations
| BSB | Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down. |
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| WEB | The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’ |
| ASV | And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. |
| YLT | and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire. |
| DARBY | And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. |
| BBE | And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire. |
| Webster | And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. |
What does Jeremiah 37:8 mean?
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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…
Jeremiah 37:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 37:8
- Jeremiah 39:2-8
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. …
- Jeremiah 38:23
So 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 34:21-22
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. Behold, I will command, saith the Lord, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
- Jeremiah 32:29
And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, 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.
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Context
- 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.
- Jeremiah 37:8
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
- Jeremiah 37:9
Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Jeremiah 37:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tornarán los Caldeos, y combatirán esta ciudad, y la tomarán, y la pondrán á fuego. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les Chaldéens reviendront, et combattront contre cette ville, et ils la prendront, et la brûleront par le feu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Chaldäer werden wiederkommen und gegen diese Stadt streiten, und sie werden sie einnehmen und mit Feuer verbrennen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus: Nolite decipere animas vestras, dicentes: Euntes abibunt, et recedent a nobis Chaldæi: quia non abibunt. |