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


In Context

13 And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there is a master of the ward — and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah — and he catcheth Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'Unto the Chaldeans thou art falling.'

14 And Jeremiah saith, 'Falsehood — I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;' and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,

15 and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house — the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

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

17 and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his house in secret, and saith, 'Is there a word from Jehovah?' And Jeremiah saith, 'There is,' and he saith, 'Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.'

18 And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, 'What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:16Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.

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 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;