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.

A captain of the ward - i:e., a captain of the guard or watch.

The son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah - whose death Jeremiah predicted (): the grandson in revenge takes Jeremiah into custody on the charge of deserting ("thou fallest away," ; ; ) to the enemy. His prophecies gave colour to the charge (; ).

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