Frightened, he got up and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, he left his servant there.
Jeremiah 37:12 - Tree of Life Version that Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his property there among 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. |
Frightened, he got up and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, he left his servant there.
When he arrived there at the cave, he spent the night there. Then behold, the word of Adonai came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
But I said, “Should a man like me flee? Who in my position could go into the Temple and live? I will not go in.”
So I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the kohanim who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
So it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans went up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
Whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. Amen, I tell you, you will never finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.