Jeremiah 38:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל־הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים וּבַבּ֤וֹר אֵֽין־מַ֙יִם֙ כִּ֣י אִם־טִ֔יט וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃

Transliteration

And wə-yiqqəḥû ʾet-Yirməyāhû and wə-yašliḵû ʾōtô into-the-bôr of-Malkiyyāhû son-of-the-meleḵ which in-the-ḥăṣar the-maṭṭārāh, and-wə-yəšalləḥû ʾet-Yirməyāhû with-ḥăḇālîm; and-in-the-bôr ʾên-mayim kî ʾim-ṭîṭ and-wə-yiṭbaʿ Yirməyāhû in-the-ṭîṭ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqqəḥû*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they took
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *Yirməyāhû*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah
• *wə-yašliḵû*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they threw
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
• *bôr*: noun, masculine singular construct - pit/cistern of
• *Malkiyyāhû*: proper noun, masculine singular - Malchiah
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *ḥăṣar*: noun, masculine singular construct - court of
• *maṭṭārāh*: noun, feminine singular - guard/prison
• *wə-yəšalləḥû*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they let down
• *ḥăḇālîm*: noun, masculine plural - ropes
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - there was no
• *mayim*: noun, masculine plural - water
• *kî* *ʾim*: conjunction pair - but only
• *ṭîṭ*: noun, masculine singular - mud/mire
• *wə-yiṭbaʿ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sank

Word Meanings

• *bôr*: pit/cistern/dungeon
• *ḥăṣar*: court/yard/enclosure
• *maṭṭārāh*: guard/prison/place of confinement
• *wə-yəšalləḥû*: and they let down/sent down
• *ḥăḇālîm*: ropes/cords
• *ṭîṭ*: mud/mire/clay

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then took they emiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down emiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so emiah sunk in the mire.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, which 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 sank in the mire.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke they Ieremy, and cast him in to the dongeon off Malchias the sonne off Amalech, that dwelt in the fore entre off the preson. And they let downe Ieremy wt coardes in to a dongeon, where there was no water, but myre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then toke they Ieremie and cast him into the dungeon of Melchiah the sonne of Amelech, that dwelt in the fore entrie of the prison, and they let downe Ieremie with coardes into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire: So Ieremie stack fast in the mire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that `is' in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 37:16 : 16 When Jeremiah was put into the dungeon and the cells, he remained there for many days.
• Jer 37:21 : 21 So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
• Zech 9:11 : 11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
• Acts 16:24 : 24 Upon receiving this order, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• Jer 38:22 : 22 "All the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. They will say to you: ‘Your trusted friends have misled you and have overcome you. Your feet are sunk in the mud, and they have turned away and left you.’
• Gen 37:24 : 24 Then they took him and threw him into the pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.
• Ps 40:2 : 2 I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
• Ps 69:2 : 2 Save me, God, because the waters have come up to my neck.
• Ps 69:14-15 : 14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Lord, at an acceptable time. God, in your abundant love, answer me with your salvation, which is sure. 15 Rescue me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Deliver me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.
• Ps 109:5 : 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Jer 36:26 : 26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a royal prince, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
• Lam 3:52-55 : 52 My enemies hunted me like a bird, without cause. 53 They threw me alive into a pit and cast a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over my head; I thought, 'I am cut off.' 55 I called on Your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit.
• Jer 38:11-12 : 11 So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down to Jeremiah in the cistern with ropes. 12 Ebed-Melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, "Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes." Jeremiah did so,
• 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
• Heb 10:36 : 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
• Luke 3:19-20 : 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by John about Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the evil things he had done, 20 added to these things by imprisoning John in prison as well.