Jeremiah 37:11-16
World English Bible
11 When the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, 12 then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the middle of the people. 13 When he was in Benjamin’s gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!”
14 Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.”
But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
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Jeremiah 37:11-16
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Jeremiah is Arrested and Put in Prison
11 And then,[a] at the withdrawing of the army of the Chaldeans from Jerusalem before[b] the army of Pharaoh, 12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive a portion from there in the midst of the people. 13 And when[c] he was at the Gate of Benjamin, there was a sentry on duty[d] whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying,[e] “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!” 14 And Jeremiah said, “That is a lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But he would not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 And the officials were angry at Jeremiah and they struck him. And they put him in prison,[f] in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for they had converted it to the prison[g]. 16 So Jeremiah came to the dungeon[h], even to the vaulted cells, and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
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- Jeremiah 37:11 Literally “And it will happen”
- Jeremiah 37:11 Literally “from the face of”
- Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “And it was”
- Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “an owner of supervision”
- Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 37:15 Literally “the house of the fetters”
- Jeremiah 37:15 Literally “house of the imprisonment”
- Jeremiah 37:16 Literally “house of the cistern”
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