Jeremiah 38:6

Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”

7Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),

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Cross References

Genesis 37:24and they took him, and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty. There was no water in it.

Psalms 69:2I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Psalms 109:5They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Jeremiah 37:16When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

Jeremiah 38:11So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

Lamentations 3:52They have chased me relentlessly like a bird, those who are my enemies without cause.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:2-14

Jeremiah Put into the Dungeon; Ebed-melech's Care of Jeremiah. ( b. c. 589.) 1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord , He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith… Read the whole commentary →

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