KJV ORIGINAL
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The officials were absolutely furious with Jeremiah. They beat him up and threw him in prison at Jonathan the scribe's house — that's where they were keeping prisoners at the time.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Speaking truth to power has never been safe, and Jeremiah paid the price for it.
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