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Jeremiah 37:12-14
Common English Bible
Jeremiah 37:12-14
Common English Bible
12 Jeremiah set out for the land of Benjamin to secure his share of the family property.[a] 13 He got as far as the Benjamin Gate in Jerusalem when the guard there named Irijah, Shelemiah’s son and Hananiah’s grandson, arrested the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “You are deserting to the Babylonians.”
14 “That’s a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I’m not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen to him. He arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials,
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- Jeremiah 37:12 Heb uncertain
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