Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
Jeremiah was like 'That's not true! I'm not switching sides to join the Babylonians.' But the guard wasn't having it, he didn't listen to a word Jeremiah said. So Irijah arrested him and dragged him straight to the officials.
Sometimes telling the truth gets you arrested anyway.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Zedekiah in Judah, the Babylonian army, known as the Chaldeans, was besieging Jerusalem as part of God's judgment for the nation's idolatry and disobedience. Jeremiah, a prophet sent by God, had been warning the people to surrender to the Babylonians to avoid total destruction, which made him a target of suspicion and hostility from Judean officials. In this specific event, Jeremiah was falsely accused of defecting to the enemy and was arrested by a guard named Irijah, who ignored his denial and handed him over to the princes for judgment.
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