Jeremiah 38:6

Jeremiah 38:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
• New International Version (NIV)So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.

Context of Jeremiah 38:6

4The officials then said to the king, “This man ought to die, because he is weakening the morale of the warriors who remain in this city and of all the people by speaking to them in this way. This man is not pursuing the welfare of this people, but their harm.” 5King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he’s in your hands since the king can’t do anything against you.” So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. 7But Ebed-melech, a Cushite court official in the king’s palace, heard Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate, 8Ebed-melech went from the king’s palace and spoke to the king:

Jeremiah 38:6 word by word

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל־הַבּ֣וֹר׀ מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים וּבַבּ֤וֹר אֵֽין־מַ֙יִם֙ כִּ֣י אִם־טִ֔יט וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• they Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• and castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• him into the dungeonבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• of Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּהוּmalkîyâh malkiyâhû · MalchiahH4441
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hammelechהַמֶּלֶךְmelek · `the king`H4428
• in the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the prisonמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• and they let downשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• with cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• no waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• but mireטִיטţîyţ · mudH2916
• sunkטָבַעţâba‛ · to sinkH2883

Cross-references for Jeremiah 38:6

• Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard. He was given a loaf of bread each day from the bakers’ street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard.
• Psalms 109:5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,
• Jeremiah 37:16So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and stayed there many days.
• Lamentations 3:55I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.
• Acts 16:24Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;
• Hebrews 10:36For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.
• Jeremiah 36:26Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah, but the Lord hid them.
• Jeremiah 38:11So Ebed-melech took the men under his authority and went to the king’s palace to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
• Jeremiah 38:26If they do, tell them, ‘I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
• Jeremiah 37:20So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:22‘All the women who remain in the palace of Judah’s king will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon and will say to you, “Your trusted friends misled you and overcame you. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.”
• Genesis 37:24Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty, without water.
• Psalms 40:2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.
• Psalms 69:2I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep water, and a flood sweeps over me.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6So Jeremiah sunk in the mire - Their obvious design was, that he might be stifled in that place.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The dungeon - The cistern. Every house in Jerusalem was supplied with a subterranean cistern, so well constructed that the city never suffered in a siege from want of water. So large were they that when dry they seem to have been used for prisons Zechariah 9:11. Hammelech - See Jeremiah 36:26 note. The prison - The guard. They threw Jeremiah into the nearest cistern, intending that he should die of starvation. Some have thought that Psalm 69 was composed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6In front of everyone in the palace courtyard, they threw Jeremiah into an empty cistern. A thick layer of mud at the bottom slowly covered his body.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. dungeon--literally, the "cistern." It was not a subterranean prison as that in Jonathan's house (Jr 37:15), but a pit or cistern, which had been full of water, but was emptied of it during the siege, so that only "mire" remained. Such empty cisterns were often used as prisons (Zec 9:11); the depth forbade hope of escape. Hammelech--(Jr 36:26). His son followed in the father's steps, a ready tool for evil. sunk in the mire--Jeremiah herein was a type of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 38:6

• Dungeon
• Hammelech
• Imprisonment
• Jeremiah
• Persecution
• Prisoners
• Rulers
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Cistern
• Dungeon
• Pashur
• Hammelech
• Jeremiah (2)
• Joash (1)
• Malchijah
• Pashhur, Pashur
• Pit

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38

• 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