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14 But Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.”

But Irijah did not listen to him. He seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 Angry with Jeremiah, they beat him, and they imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the scribe, because they were using that house as a prison.

16 Jeremiah was kept in a vaulted cistern[a] for a long time.

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  1. Jeremiah 37:16 An underground chamber for storing rainwater, which was roofed over to prevent evaporation