Verse 6

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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så tok de Jeremias og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkija, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården. De lot Jeremias synke ned med tau. I cisternen var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremias sank ned i gjørmen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Så grep de Jeremia og kastet ham ned i brønnen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i fengselsgården. De firte Jeremia ned med tau. I brønnen var det ikke vann, men gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Norsk King James

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i fangehullet til Malkia, sønn av Hammelek, som var i fengslets gård; de senket Jeremia med tau. Det var ikke vann i fangehullet, men gjørme, så Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården, og senket Jeremia ned med tau. Det var ikke vann i cisternen, men bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i Malkia, kongesønnens brønn, som var i vaktgården. De firte Jeremia ned med tau. I brønnen var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De tok da Jeremia og kastet ham i brønnen til Malkia, kongssønnen, som var i fengselsgården, og de firte Jeremia ned med rep. I brønnen var det ikke vann, men gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i fangehullet til Malchiah, Hammelechs sønn, som lå i fengselsgården, og de senket ham med tau. I fangehullet var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i den.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De tok da Jeremia og kastet ham i brønnen til Malkia, kongssønnen, som var i fengselsgården, og de firte Jeremia ned med rep. I brønnen var det ikke vann, men gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården. De firte Jeremia ned med tau. Men i cisternen var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• 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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i borgen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården. De lot Jeremia gli ned med tau. I borgen var det ingen vann, men bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da toge de Jeremias og kastede ham i Malchijas, Melechs Søns, Hule, som var i Fængslets Forgaard, og nedlode Jeremias ved Strikker; og der var ikke Vand i Hulen, men Dynd, og Jeremias sank ned i Dyndet.

• 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så tok de Jeremias og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i fangegården. De senket Jeremias ned med rep. I cisternen var det ingen vann, men bare gjørme; og Jeremias sank ned i gjørmen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da tok de Jeremias og kastet ham i Malkias, kongens sønns, brønn, som var i vaktgården. De senket Jeremias ned med tau. I brønnen var det ikke vann, men gjørme; og Jeremias sank ned i gjørmen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkia, kongesønnen, som var i forgården til fengselet. De firte Jeremia ned med tau. I cisternen var det ikke vann, men bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkija, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården. De senket Jeremia ned med tau. Men i cisternen var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørmen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så tok de Jeremia og kastet ham i cisternen til Malkia, kongens sønn, på vaktenes plass. De firte Jeremia ned med tau, og i cisternen var det ikke vann, bare gjørme, og Jeremia sank ned i gjørma.

• 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.

• 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 had entered into the dungeon and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
• Jer 37:21 : 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him a piece of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
• Zech 9:11 : 11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit where there is no water.
• Acts 16:24 : 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• Jer 38:22 : 22 And, behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Your friends have set you on and have prevailed against you; your feet are sunk in the mire, and they have turned away back.
• Gen 37:24 : 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.
• Ps 40:2 : 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
• Ps 69:2 : 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
• Ps 69:14-15 : 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the floodwaters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
• Ps 109:5 : 5 They have repaid me evil for good and hatred for my love.
• Jer 36:26 : 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.
• Lam 3:52-55 : 52 My enemies hunted me like a bird, without cause. 53 They cut off my life in the pit and threw a stone upon me. 54 Waters flowed over my head; then I said, 'I am cut off.' 55 I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the lowest pit.
• Jer 38:11-12 : 11 So Ebedmelech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there old cast-off clothes and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 12 And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these old cast-off clothes and worn-out rags under your armholes beneath the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
• 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
• Heb 10:36 : 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
• Luke 3:19-20 : 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.