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.