Jeremiah 37:6

6 A message came to me from the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:6

Then came the word of the Lord unto the Prophet Jeremiah
At the time when the messengers came to him from the king to pray for them; for ( Jeremiah 37:4 Jeremiah 37:5 ) are to be included in a parenthesis: saying;
as follows: which is an answer to the messengers.

Jeremiah 37:6 In-Context

4 At that time I was free to come and go among the people. I had not yet been put in prison.

5 The armies of Babylonia were attacking Jerusalem. They received a report that Pharaoh's army had marched out of Egypt to help Zedekiah. So they pulled back from Jerusalem.

6 A message came to me from the Lord.

7 The LORD is the God of Israel. He says, "The king of Judah has sent you to ask me for advice. Tell him, 'Pharaoh's army has marched out to help you. But it will go back to its own land. It will return to Egypt.

8 Then the armies of Babylonia will come back here. They will attack this city. They will capture it. Then they will burn it down.'