The Lord’s response to Zedekiah’s inquiry is not what he hoped it would be. Through Jeremiah the Lord, the God of Israel says, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the King of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls.
The Lord makes it clear that he will not protect Jerusalem against the invasion. He will in fact work against the city. Instead of causing the Babylonian army to withdraw, he will cause Judah’s fighting forces, who were trying to resist the invasion, to be turned back in defeat.
4 Ainsi parle l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël: Voici, je vais détourner les armes de guerre qui sont dans vos mains, et avec lesquelles vous combattez en dehors des murailles le roi de Babylone et les Chaldéens qui vous assiègent, et je les rassemblerai au milieu de cette ville.