KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
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.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes telling the truth gets you arrested anyway.
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