Jeremiah 38:6

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
took	וַיִּקְח֣וּ vai.yik.Chu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
cast	וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ vai.yash.Li.khu	H7993	to throw out · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dungeon	הַבּ֣וֹר ha.Bor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular construct
Malchiah	מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ mal.ki.Ya.hu	H4441	Malkijah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hammelech	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
court	בַּחֲצַ֣ר ba.cha.Tzar	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
prison	הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה ha.ma.ta.Rah	H4307	a jail (as a guard-house) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
down	וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ vay.sha.le.Chu	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
cords	בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים ba.cha.va.Lim	H2256	a rope (as twisted) · preposition + noun, common both genders plural absolute
dungeon	וּבַבּ֤וֹר u.va.Bor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
water	מַ֙יִם֙ ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
mire	טִ֔יט Tit	H2916	mud or clay · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
sunk	וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע vai.yit.Ba'	H2883	to sink · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
mire	בַּטִּֽיט ba.Tit	H2916	mud or clay · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 37:21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece…
Psalms 69:2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalms 69:14-15 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Jeremiah 37:16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Jeremiah 38:22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those wom…
Genesis 37:24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
Psalms 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalms 109:5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer 38:3): This city shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon; though it hold out long, it will taken at last. Nor would he have so often repeated this unwelcome message but that he could put them in a certain way, though not to save the city, yet to save themselves; so that every man might have his own life given him for a prey if he would be advised, Jer 38:2. Let him not stay in the city, in hopes to defend that, for it will be to no purpose, but let him go forth to the Chaldeans, and throw himself upon their mercy, before things come to extremity, and then he shall live; they will n…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:6

dungeon--literally, the "cistern." It was not a subterranean prison as that in Jonathan's house (Jer 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 (Zac 9:11); the depth forbade hope of escape. Hammelech-- (Jer 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 Messiah (Psa 69:2, Psa 69:14). "I sink in deep mire," &c.

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:6

Then took they Jeremiah,.... Having the king's leave, or at least no prohibition from him; they went with proper attendants to the court of the prison, and took the prophet from thence: and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison; this was a dungeon that belonged to the prison which Malchiah had the care of, or which belonged to his house, which was contiguous to the court of the prison. The Targum renders it, Malchiah the son of the king; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions; but it is not likely that Zedekiah should have a son that was set over his dungeon, or to whom one belonged, or should be called by his name: here the princ…

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Dictionary and topics

Cistern — The rendering of a Hebrew word bor, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from beer, which denotes a place where water rises on the spot (Jer. 2:13; Prov. 5:15; Isa.…
Clay — This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter’s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Clay…
Dungeon — Different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24), it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut up in, a…
Hammelech — The king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jer. 36:26. Some take this word as a common noun, “the king”, and understand that Jerahmeel was Jehoiakim’s son. Probably, however, it is to be taken…
Pashur — Release. (1.) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3; 12:2), the head of one of the priestly courses, was “chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning “deputy governor”] of the…
Punishments — The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in…
Dungeon · In pri — In pri
Hammelech · king,” — king,”
Imprisonment · Of — Of
Persecution · Spirit of — Exemplified: Zedekiah &c — Spirit of — Exemplified: Zedekiah &c
Prisoners · General references — General references
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Jeremiah 38:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:6

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Jeremiah 38:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:6

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 38:6

Rashi on Jeremiah 38:6