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 Living Translation (NLT)Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days.

Context of Jeremiah 37:16

14Then Jeremiah said, “False! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes. 15Therefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and they struck him and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison. When Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, 17then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. The king asked him secretly in his house, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon!” 18Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What offense have I committed against you, against your servants, or against this 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

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 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.
• Genesis 40:15For indeed I was stolen away from the land of the Hebrews; and also I have done nothing here that they should put me into the dungeon.”
• Lamentations 3:53They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at 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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• 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