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Jeremiah 37:13 (NET)

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13 But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

Definition(s):
Benjamin (Ben-jam-inn): son of the right hand
Jeremiah (Jer-em-eye-ya): exaltation of the Lord
Shelemiah (Shel-e-my-a): God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace