Jeremiah 37:16

Easy To Read Version

Those people put Jeremiah into a cell under the house of Jonathan. That cell was in a dungeon {\cf2\super [323]} under the ground. Jeremiah was there for a long time.

Cross References

Genesis 40:15

I was taken from my own home, the land of my people, the Hebrews. I have done nothing wrong. So I should not be in prison.”

Jeremiah 38:6

So those officials took Jeremiah and put him into Malkijah’s cistern. {\cf2\super [324]} (Malkijah was the king’s son.) That cistern was in the temple yard where the king’s guard stayed. Those officials used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. The cistern didn’t have any water in it, but only mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Lamentations 3:53

They threw me into a pit\par while I was still alive.\par They threw stones at me.\par

Lamentations 3:55

Lord, I called your name.\par I called out your name\par from the bottom of the pit.\par