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

4Then the officials said to the king: “This man should now be put to death, since he demoralizes the men of war remaining in this city as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the shalom of this people, but calamity.” 5Then King Zedekiah said: “Here he is in your hand. For the king cannot do anything against you.” So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern-pit of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard, lowering Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the pit there was no water, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. 7Now Ebed-melech—an Ethiopian official in the king’s palace—heard they had put Jeremiah in the pit. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate, 8Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and spoke to the king, saying:

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 37:21Then Zedekiah the king gave a command, and they committed Jeremiah into the courtyard of the guard. They gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers’ street daily, until all the bread in the city was spent. So Jeremiah stayed in the guard’s courtyard.
• Psalms 109:5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch—after being rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things Herod had done—
• Jeremiah 37:16For Jeremiah went into a vaulted cell in the dungeon pit, and Jeremiah remained there many days.
• Lamentations 3:55I called on Your Name, Adonai, from the depths of the Pit.
• Acts 16:24Having received this charge, he threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are hard pressed in every way, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not in despair;
• Hebrews 10:36For you need perseverance so that, after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
• Jeremiah 36:26Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, along with Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah—but Adonai hid them.
• Jeremiah 38:11So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the king’s palace under the storehouse, from there he took worn-out clothes and worn-out rags, and lowered them by ropes into the cistern-pit to Jeremiah.
• Jeremiah 38:26Then you will tell them, ‘I was presenting my petition before the king, not to make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’”
• Jeremiah 37:20So now please listen, my lord the king! Please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I will not die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:22‘Soon, all the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: “Your close friends have misled you, and prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, and they deserted you.’”
• Genesis 37:24Then they took him and threw him into the pit. (Now the pit was empty, with no water in it.)
• Psalms 40:2I waited patiently for Adonai. He bent down to me and heard my cry.
• Psalms 69:2Save me, O God, for the waters have reached my soul.

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