Jeremiah 37:16

Jeremiah 37:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
• New International Version (NIV)Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

Context of Jeremiah 37:16

14“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials. 15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison. So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time. 17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” 18Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?

Jeremiah 37:16 word by word

כִּ֣י בָ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹר וְאֶל־הַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹת וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־שָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

• Soכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• intoאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• a cellבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• a cellבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• the dungeonחָנוּתchânûth · vaultH2588
• and remainedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• a long timeרַבrab · manyH7227
• a long timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:16

• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
• Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
• Lamentations 3:53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins - The dungeon was probably a deep pit; and the cabins or cells, niches in the sides, where different malefactors were confined. See Blayney.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Dungeon - literally, house of a cistern or pit, and evidently underground. In this cistern-like excavation were several cells or arched vaults, in one of which with little light and less ventilation Jeremiah remained a long time.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Is. 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained mercy of the Lord to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The guards and other officials of Judah misunderstood Jeremiah's actions and thought he was deserting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. dungeon ... cabins--The prison consisted of a pit (the "dungeon") with vaulted cells round the sides of it. The "cabins," from a root, "to bend one's self."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 37:16

• Criminals
• Jeremiah
• Minister, Christian
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Cabins
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• Jeremiah (2)
• Prison; Prisoner
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings