Jeremiah 37:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ So the ·Babylonian [^LChaldean] army left Jerusalem to fight the army of ·the king of Egypt [^LPharaoh]. ¹² Now Jeremiah tried to travel from Jerusalem to the land of Benjamin to get his share of the property ·that belonged to his family [^Lamong the people; 32:1–15]. ¹³ When Jeremiah got to the Benjamin Gate [38:7; Ezek. 48:32; Zech 14:10] of Jerusalem, the captain in charge of the guards arrested him. The captain’s name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah. Irijah said, “You are ·leaving us to join the Babylonians [deserting/defecting/^Lfalling to the Chaldeans]!”