The officials were angry with Jeremiah, had him beaten, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.
Jeremiah 39:15 - Tree of Life Version Now the word of Adonai came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the guard’s courtyard, saying, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was [still] shut up in the court of the guard, saying, American Standard Version (1901) Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying, Common English Bible The LORD’s word came to Jeremiah when he was still confined to the prison quarters: Catholic Public Domain Version But the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah, when he had been confined to the vestibule of the prison, saying: "Go, and speak to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, when he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Go, and tell Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: |
The officials were angry with Jeremiah, had him beaten, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.
Then Zedekiah the king gave a command, and they committed Jeremiah into the courtyard of the guard. They gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers’ street daily, until all the bread in the city was spent. So Jeremiah stayed in the guard’s courtyard.
Then they pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes, and lifted him up out of the pit. But Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Then Jeremiah stayed in the guard’s courtyard until the day that Jerusalem was captured.
sent and brought Jeremiah out of the guard’s courtyard, and gave him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he dwelt among the people.
For this I suffer hardship as a criminal, even to the point of chains—though the word of God is not chained.