Jer 1:18-19 | TNotes | STEP | 1:18 A fortified city could hold out for a long time against a siege, often until the besieging army left to deal with a crisis elsewhere in the empire.

‏ Jeremiah 1:18-19

1:18 ^a A fortified city could hold out for a long time against a siege, often until the besieging army left to deal with a crisis elsewhere in the empire.
1:19 ^b I, the Lord, have spoken: This statement has the force of a royal decree (see study note on 2:2).