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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!”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 37:11 Literally “And it will happen”
  2. Jeremiah 37:11 Literally “from the face of”
  3. Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “And it was”
  4. Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “an owner of supervision”
  5. Jeremiah 37:13 Literally “to say”

11 After the Babylonian army had withdrawn(A) from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property(B) among the people there. 13 But when he reached the Benjamin Gate,(C) the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, “You are deserting to the Babylonians!”(D)

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