Jer 37:5-7, Lam 4:17, Hos 5:13, 7:11, 12:1, 14:3 | ESV | STEP | The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt . And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 37:5-7

5 ^aThe army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when ^bthe Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, ^cthey withdrew from Jerusalem.

6 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: 7 “Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who ^dsent you to me to inquire of me, ‘Behold, ^ePharaoh’s army that came to help you is about to ^freturn to Egypt, to its own land.

Lamentations 4:17

17 ^gOur eyes failed, ever watching
^hvainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for ⁱa nation which could not save.

Hosea 5:13

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
and Judah ^jhis wound,
then Ephraim went ^kto Assyria,
and sent to the great king. ^{▼▼Or to King Jareb}
^mBut he is not able to cure you
or heal ⁿyour wound.

Hosea 7:11

11 Ephraim is like a dove,
^osilly and without sense,
calling to ^pEgypt, going to ^qAssyria.

Hosea 12:1

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues ^rthe east wind all day long;
they multiply ^sfalsehood and violence;
^tthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and ^uoil is carried to Egypt.

Hosea 14:3

3 ^vAssyria shall not save us;
^wwe will not ride on horses;
and ^xwe will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
^yIn you the orphan finds mercy.”