The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
Jeremiah 37:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks among the people, for he had not yet been put into the prison. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Jeremiah was coming in and going out among the people, for they had not [yet] put him in prison. American Standard Version (1901) Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. Common English Bible Now Jeremiah hadn’t been imprisoned yet, so he was free to come and go among the people. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Jeremiah was walking freely in the midst of the people. For they had not yet sent him into the custody of the prison. And then the army of Pharaoh went forth from Egypt. And hearing this, the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, withdrew from Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Jeremias walked freely in the midst of the people: for they had not as yet cast him into prison. And the army of Pharao was come out of Egypt: and the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem, hearing these tidings, departed from Jerusalem. |
The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.