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.
This is what the Lord, Israel's God, says: Tell the king of Judah who sent you to ask me what's going to happen, that Egyptian army that came to help you? They're going back home to Egypt.
The backup you're counting on isn't sticking around.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Zedekiah in Judah, the nation was under siege by the Babylonian empire as judgment for their persistent idolatry and rebellion against God. Jeremiah, as God's prophet, was delivering messages to the king amid political turmoil, including Judah's alliance with Egypt for military support against Babylon. In this verse, God reveals that the Egyptian army, which had advanced to help, would withdraw and return to their own land, emphasizing the futility of human strategies against divine will.
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