Jeremiah 37:9-13
Jeremiah 37:9
This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us,” for they will not go.
Jeremiah 37:10
For even if you had defeated the entire army of Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men left among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’ ” Jeremiah Imprisoned
Jeremiah 37:11
Now it happened when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,
Jeremiah 37:12
that Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin in order to take possession of some property there among the people.
Jeremiah 37:13
While he was at the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah was there; and he arrested Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”