Jeremiah 37:11

Jeremiah's Imprisonment

11 When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,

Jeremiah 37:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:11

And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans were
broken up from Jerusalem
When the siege of the city was broken up and raised: or, when they "went up from Jerusalem" ^F3; were gone from it; for fear of Pharaoh's army;
or rather "because of Pharaoh's army" ^F4. The word "fear" is not in the text; nor did they leave Jerusalem for fear of his army, but to meet it, and give it battle, as they did; however, by this means there was a freer egress and regress from and to the city.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (twlexb) "cum recessisset", Cocceius; "ascendisset", Schmidt.
F4 (lyx ynpm) "propter exercitum", Cocceius, Schmidt; "propter copias", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremiah 37:11 In-Context

9 This is what the Lord says: Don't deceive yourselves by saying: The Chaldeans will leave us for good, for they will not leave.

10 Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you, and there remained among them only the badly wounded men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city down."

11 When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,

12 Jeremiah [started to] leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.

13 But when he was at the Benjamin Gate, an officer of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, and he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans."