When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Be'er-Sheva, which belongs to Yehudah, and left his servant there.
Jeremiah 37:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) then Yirmeyahu went forth out of Yerushalayim to go into the land of Binyamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin [to slip away during the brief lull in the Chaldean invasion] to receive [the title to] his portion [of land, which the Lord had promised would eventually be valuable] there among the people. American Standard Version (1901) then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. Common English Bible Jeremiah set out for the land of Benjamin to secure his share of the family property. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are fleeing to the Chaldeans." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans. |
When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Be'er-Sheva, which belongs to Yehudah, and left his servant there.
He came there to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, What are you doing here, Eliyahu?
and out of the tribe of Binyamin, Geva with its suburbs, and `Allemet with its suburbs, and `Anatot with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.* Selah.
The words of Yirmeyahu the son of Chilkiyah, of the Kohanim who were in `Anatot in the land of Binyamin:
It happened that, when the army of the Kasdim was broken up from Yerushalayim for fear of Par`oh's army,
But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Yisra'el, until the Son of Man has come.