Jeremiah 37:11-16
Lexham English Bible
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”
Jeremiah 37:11-16
International Standard Version
Jeremiah Arrested for Treason
11 When the Chaldean army was leaving Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin to take possession of his property[a] there among the people. 13 He was in the Gate of Benjamin, and chief officer Irijah, Shelemiah’s son and the grandson of Hananiah, was there. He arrested Jeremiah the prophet, accusing him: “You are going over to the Chaldeans!”
14 Jeremiah said, “It’s a lie! I’m not going over to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah[b] would not listen to him, and he[c] arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 The officials were angry with Jeremiah and beat him. They put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe because they had made it into a prison. 16 So Jeremiah came into the cells in the dungeon[d] and remained there for a long time.[e]
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- Jeremiah 37:12 The Heb. lacks of his property
- Jeremiah 37:14 Lit. he
- Jeremiah 37:14 Lit. Irijah
- Jeremiah 37:16 Lit. cistern-house
- Jeremiah 37:16 Lit. for many days
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