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.
Lamentations 3:53 - Easy To Read Version They threw me into a pit\par while I was still alive.\par They threw stones at me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, And cast a stone upon me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They [thought they had] destroyed my life in the dungeon (pit) and cast a stone [over it] above me. [Jer. 38.] American Standard Version (1901) They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me. Common English Bible They caught me alive in a pit and threw stones at me; Catholic Public Domain Version SADE. My life has fallen into a pit, and they have placed a stone over me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Sade. My life is fallen into the pit, and they have laid a stone over me. |
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.
But now, my lord, king of Judah, please listen to me. Please let me bring my request to you. This is what I ask: Don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe. If you send me back, I will die there.”
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.
A big rock was brought and put over the opening of the lions’ den. Then the king used his ring and put his seal {\cf2\super [70]} on the rock. And he used the rings of his officials and put their seals on the rock also. This showed that no one could move that rock and bring Daniel out of the lion’s den (cage).
Then King Darius went back to his house. He did not eat that night. He did not want anyone to come and entertain him. The king could not sleep all night.
While Jonah was in the fish’s stomach, he prayed to the Lord his God. Jonah said,
Joseph put Jesus’ body in a new tomb (grave) that Joseph had dug in a wall of rock. Then he closed the tomb by rolling a very large stone to cover the entrance. After he did these things, Joseph went away.
So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves. They did this by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.