# General Information

God will fight against Jerusalem and will use the nation of Babylon to fight his battle. If the Jews wanted to live, they needed to surrender to Babylon. Most of the Jews would have rather died than to surrender to Babylon. Usually, fighting against a Gentile nation was a sign of trust in Yahweh's power. In this instance, it was a sign of trust in Yahweh to surrender.

# Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf ... making war on us

"Please speak to Yahweh for us ... attacking us"

# as in times past

"as he did in the past"

# will make him withdraw from us

"will make him go away"