Jer 37:5 | TNotes | STEP | 37:5 The Babylonians began their siege of Jerusalem in 588 BC . But they left Jerusalem because the army of Pharaoh Hophra was coming to help Judah . The Babylonians hoped to block and defeat the Egyptians, which they did.

‏ Jeremiah 37:5

37:5 ^a The Babylonians began their siege of Jerusalem in 588 BC. But they left Jerusalem because the army of Pharaoh Hophra was coming to help Judah. The Babylonians hoped to block and defeat the Egyptians, which they did.