7 "Thus says the Lord God of Israel , ' Thus you are to say to the king of Judah , who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: "Behold , Pharaoh's army which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt . 8 "The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city , and they will capture it and burn it with fire ."' 9 "Thus says the Lord , 'Do not deceive yourselves , saying , "The Chaldeans will surely go away from us," for they will not go . 10 'For even if you had defeated the entire army of Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men left among them, each man in his tent , they would rise up and burn this city with fire .' "
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 37:7-10
Commentary on Jeremiah 37:1-10
(Read Jeremiah 37:1-10)
Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers and Christian friends. And it is common for those to desire to be prayed for, who will not be advised; yet sinners are often hardened by a pause in judgments. But if God help us not, no creature can. Whatever instruments God has determined to use, they shall do the work, though they seem unlikely.