Jeremiah 38:6

Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

5Then Zedekiah the King sayd, Behold, he is in your hands, for ye King can denie you nothing.

7Now when Ebed-melech ye blacke More one of ye Eunuches, which was in the kings house, heard that they had put Ieremiah in the dungeon (then the King sate in the gate of Beniamin)

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Cross References

Genesis 37:24And they tooke him, and cast him into a pit, and the pit was emptie, without water in it.

Psalms 69:2I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

Psalms 109:5And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

Jeremiah 37:16When Ieremiah was entred into the dungeon, and into the prisons, and had remained there a long time,

Jeremiah 38:11So Ebed-melech tooke the men with him and went to the house of the King vnder the treasurie, and tooke there olde rotten ragges, and olde worne cloutes, and let them downe by coards into the dungeon to Ieremiah.

Lamentations 3:52Mine enemies chased me sore like a birde, 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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