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’s not true!” Jeremiah protested. “I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials. 15They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison. Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days. 17Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, “Do you have any messages from the Lord?” “Yes, I do!” said Jeremiah. “You will be defeated by the king of Babylon.” 18Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this?

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 officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
• Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”
• Lamentations 3:53They threw me into a pit and dropped stones 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
• Cabin
• 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