“‘The Chaldeans
Shall return.
They shall fight
Against this city.
They shall take it.
They shall burn it
With fire.’
Thus says Yahweh.
‘Do not deceive yourselves!
Saying.
‘The Chaldeans will surely
Go away from us.’
They will not go away.
Even if you defeated
The whole army of Chaldeans
Who are fighting
Against you,
The remaining wounded men,
In their tents,
Would rise up.
They would burn this city
With fire.’”
Jeremiah reminded his two visitors that the Babylonian Chaldeans would return to fight against Jerusalem. In fact, they were going to capture the city and burn it. They should not be deceived, thinking that the Chaldeans have left for good. Even if they defeated the whole Chaldean army, the remaining wounded men would still be able to burn the city down.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 