^{5 Ref} And Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)

⁶ Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

^{7 Ref} The Lord, the God of Israel, has said: This is what you are to say to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from me: See, Pharaoh's army, which has come out to your help, will go back to Egypt, to their land.

^{8 Ref} And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire.

^{9 Ref} The Lord has said, Have no false hopes, saying to yourselves, The Chaldaeans will go away from us: for they will not go away.

^{10 Ref} For even if you had overcome all the army of the Chaldaeans fighting against you, and there were only wounded men among them, still they would get up, every man in his tent, and put this town on fire.