“Then the word of Yahweh
Came to the prophet Jeremiah.
‘Thus says Yahweh!
God of Israel!
This is what
The two of you
Shall say
To the king of Judah,
Who sent you to me,
To inquire of me.
‘Pharaoh’s army,
That set out
To help you,
Is going to return
To its own land,
Egypt.’”
Now Yahweh has Jeremiah speak to Jehucal and Zephaniah directly. Jeremiah reminded them that this was an oracle from the God of Israel. They were to tell the king who had sent them that Pharaoh’s army was not going to help them, since the Egyptians were returning to their own land. The Egyptian aid was not going to materialize.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 