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Pharaoh`s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
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A Deceptive Reprieve
Commentators explain that the lifting of the siege was a temporary, strategic event. The Chaldeans left not in fear, but to confront the approaching Egyptian army. This brief pause gave Judah a false hope based on their political alliance with Pharaoh Hophra, which ultimately hardened their hearts instead of leading to repentance.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then—And. Pharaoh-Hophra (Jeremiah 44:30), the Apries of Herodotus, probably withdrew without giving Nebuchadnezzar battle. Afte…
19th Century
Anglican
Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt. —The dispatch of the Egyptian army was the result of negotiations which …
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah had briefly explained the state of the city and the land: although they had already been severely chastised by God’s scourges, they still …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt At the time the above message was sent to Jeremiah. Zedekiah, though he h…
Many people witness the fatal effects of other people's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places and follow the same destructive course.
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, the prophet’s response is given.
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