For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
Even if you somehow defeated the entire Babylonian army fighting against you, and only wounded soldiers were left lying in their tents, those injured men would still get up and burn this whole city to the ground.
God's judgment is so certain that even a defeated enemy would still accomplish his plan.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Zedekiah in Judah around 586 BC, the Babylonian Empire, often referred to as the Chaldeans, was besieging Jerusalem as part of God's judgment on the nation's idolatry and disobedience. Jeremiah, as a prophet, was delivering this message to warn the people that their military efforts would ultimately fail, emphasizing that even a weakened enemy could still carry out divine punishment. This verse highlights the futility of human resistance against God's decreed consequences.
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