9. Thus says Yahweh: ‘You must not deceive yourselves, saying, “Surely the Chaldeans will go from us,” for they will not go.
10. For even if you struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and only men pierced through remained among them, each one in his tent, they would rise up and they would burn this city with fire.’ ”
11. And then, at the withdrawing of the army of the Chaldeans from Jerusalem before the army of Pharaoh,
12. Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive a portion from there in the midst of the people.
13. And when he was at the Gate of Benjamin, there was a sentry on duty whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”