Jeremiah 37:7 Cross References - MLV

⁷ Jehovah says thus, the God of Israel, Thus you* will say to the king of Judah, who sent you* to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has come out to help you*, will return to Egypt into their own land.

¹⁸ But to the king of Judah, who sent you* to inquire of Jehovah, thus you* will say to him, Jehovah says thus, the God of Israel: As concerning the words which you have heard,

³⁰ There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah.

¹ Woe to the rebellious sons, says Jehovah, who take counsel, but not of me and who make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin, ² who set out to go down into Egypt and have not asked at my mouth, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
³ Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your* shame and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your* confusion. ⁴ For their rulers are at Zoan and their ambassadors have come to Hanes. ⁵ They will all be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, who are not a help nor profit, but a shame and also a reproach.
⁶ The burden of the beasts of the South.
Through the land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people who will not profit them.

¹ Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek Jehovah! ² Yet he also is wise and will bring evil and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers and against the help of those who work wickedness.
³ Now the Egyptians are men and not God and their horses flesh and not spirit. And when Jehovah will stretch out his hand, both he who helps will stumble and he who is helped will fall and they will all be consumed together.

³⁶ Why do you go around so much to change your way? You will be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria.

⁵ Jehovah says thus: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm and whose heart departs from Jehovah. ⁶ For he will be like the heath in the desert and will not see when good comes, but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.

² I beseech you, inquire of Jehovah on our behalf. For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

³ And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Jehovah our God on our behalf.

¹⁷ Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

¹⁷ Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.

⁶ And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. ⁷ When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders. And when they leaned upon you, you broke and made all their loins to be at a stand still.

¹⁶ And it will be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them.
And they will know that I am the lord Jehovah.