Jeremiah 37:14 meaning and explanation
“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
Jeremiah 37:14, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking to Irijah, the captain of the guard at the Gate of Benjamin, as the prophet tries to leave Jerusalem to claim property in Benjamin (verse 12). The Babylonian siege had lifted temporarily because Pharaoh's army was approaching, and Irijah assumed Jeremiah was defecting to the enemy.
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