Jeremiah considered his work done and attempted to leave the city; but he was prevented by a son of one of the false prophets, who reported that he was about to join the enemy. Jeremiah denied the lying charge, but nevertheless he was brought back. The princes were ready to believe the son of the false prophet because they hated Jeremiah. They seemed to think that he had brought upon them the calamity which he had predicted. In their wrath they smote him and imprisoned him. {4T 181.3}

Jeremias betragtede sit færdige arbejde og forsøgte at forlade byen; men han blev forhindret af en af de falske profeters sønner, som berettede at han var ved at slutte sig til fjenden. Jeremias fornægtede den løgnagtige anklage, men ikke desto mindre blev han bragt tilbage. Fyrsterne var parat til at tro den falske profets syn fordi de hadede Jeremias. Det var som om det var ham, der havde pådraget dem ulykken, han havde forudsagt dem. I deres vrede slog de ham og kastede ham i fængsel.