KJV ORIGINAL
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When Jeremiah got to the Benjamin Gate, there was this guard captain named Irijah (son of Shelemiah, grandson of Hananiah) who grabbed him and accused him: 'You're deserting to the enemy! You're going over to the Babylonians!'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes doing what's right gets you accused of being a traitor.
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