Genesis 37:24 - Easy To Read Version24 Then they threw him into an empty well that was dry. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176924 and they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition24 Then they took him and cast him into the [well-like] pit which was empty; there was no water in it. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)24 and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible24 took him, and threw him into the cistern, an empty cistern with no water in it. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version24 and they cast him into an old cistern, which held no water. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version24 And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water. Féach an chaibidil |
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.