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

14Jeremiah said, ‘That is not true! I would never help the soldiers from Babylon.’ But Irijah would not listen to him. So he took Jeremiah to the king's officers as his prisoner. 15The officers were very angry with Jeremiah. They beat him with a stick. They put him in a strong room of Jonathan's house. Jonathan was the king's secretary. They had made his house into a place to keep hold of prisoners. They put Jeremiah in a small room in the ground under the house. He stayed there for a long time. 17Then King Zedekiah told his officers to bring Jeremiah to the palace. When they were alone, the king asked him, ‘Do you have any message for me from the Lord?’ Jeremiah replied, ‘Yes, there is a message. Soldiers will put you under the power of the king of Babylon.’ 18Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, ‘Why have your officers put me in prison? Do I deserve that? Have I done something bad against you, your officers or the people of Judah?

Jeremiah 37:16 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• When Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• was enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the dungeonבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• into the dungeonבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and into the cabinsחָנוּתchânûth · vaultH2588
• had remainedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:16

• Jeremiah 38:6So the officers took hold of Jeremiah. They put him in a deep hole in the palace yard where the guards were. Prince Malkijah had made the hole to store water. There was no water in the hole, but only mud. They tied ropes around Jeremiah and they slowly dropped him into the hole. Jeremiah fell deep into the mud.
• Genesis 40:15Men took hold of me in the land of the Hebrews and they brought me here. Even here, I have not done anything wrong. I should not be in this prison.’
• Lamentations 3:53They put me alive into the well, and they threw stones down on 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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• 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