Then I replied to him, ‘There is nothing to these rumours you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.’
Jeremiah 37:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘That’s a lie,’ Jeremiah replied. ‘I am not defecting to the Chaldeans! ’ Irijah would not listen to him but apprehended Jeremiah and took him to the officials. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said Jeremiah, It is false! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But the sentry would not listen to him. So Irijah took Jeremiah and brought him to the princes. American Standard Version (1901) Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. Common English Bible “That’s a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I’m not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen to him. He arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremias, and they beat him and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison. |
Then I replied to him, ‘There is nothing to these rumours you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.’
Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets.
Yet do this with gentleness and reverence, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are accused, those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame.