Yirmeyah 37:6

6 Then came the Devar Hashem unto Yirmeyah HaNavi saying,

Yirmeyah 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.

Yirmeyah 37:6 In-Context

4 Now Yirmeyah came in and went out among HaAm; for they had not put him into bais hakeleh (prison).

5 Then the army of Pharaoh was come forth out of Mitzrayim; and when the Kasdim (Chaldeans) that besieged Yerushalayim heard news of them, they withdrew from Yerushalayim.

6 Then came the Devar Hashem unto Yirmeyah HaNavi saying,

7 Thus saith Hashem Elohei Yisroel; Thus shall ye say to Melech Yehudah, that sent you unto Me to enquire of Me; Hinei, the army of Pharaoh, which is come forth l’ezrah (to help, support) you, shall return to Mitzrayim into their own land.

8 And the Kasdim (Chaldeans) shall return, and fight against HaIr hazot (this City, i.e., Jerusalem) and capture it, and burn it down with eish.