And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
Then all the people, from the least important to the most important, along with the military commanders, got up and fled to Egypt because they were afraid of the Babylonians.
This verse describes how all the remaining people of Judah, regardless of their social status, fled to Egypt out of fear of the Babylonians after Jerusalem's destruction.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the final exodus from Judah after the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. Following the assassination of Gedaliah (the Babylonian-appointed governor), the remaining Jewish population feared brutal retaliation from the Babylonians. Despite God's previous warnings through prophets like Jeremiah not to go to Egypt, they chose to flee there rather than trust God's protection in their homeland.
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