Jeremiah 37:11-16

English Standard Version

Jeremiah Imprisoned

¹¹ Now when ^(A)the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army, ¹² Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to ^(B)the land of Benjamin ^(C)to receive his portion there ^(D)among the people. ¹³ When he was at ^(E)the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of ^(F)Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ^(G)“You are deserting to the Chaldeans.” ¹⁴ And Jeremiah said, “It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to ^(H)the officials. ¹⁵ And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him ^(I)and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison.

^16 (J)When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days,