16Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.


In Context

13 But when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"

14 "That's not true!" Jeremiah said. "I am not deserting to the Babylonians." But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

15 They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.

16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.

17 Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, "Is there any word from the Lord ?" "Yes," Jeremiah replied, "you will be handed over to the king of Babylon."

18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "What crime have I committed against you or your officials or this people, that you have put me in prison?

Jeremiah 37:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:16So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;