Jeremiah 37:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
American King James Version (AKJV)
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
American Standard Version (ASV)
When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
So Jeremiah came into the hole of the prison, under the arches, and was there for a long time.
Webster's Revision
When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
World English Bible
When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
English Revised Version (ERV)
When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Definitions for Jeremiah 37:16
Clarke's Jeremiah 37:16 Bible Commentary
Entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins - The dungeon was probably a deep pit; and the cabins or cells, niches in the sides, where different malefactors were confined. See Blayney.
Barnes's Jeremiah 37:16 Bible Commentary
Dungeon - literally, house of a cistern or pit, and evidently underground. In this cistern-like excavation were several cells or arched vaults, in one of which with little light and less ventilation Jeremiah remained a long time.
Wesley's Jeremiah 37:16 Bible Commentary
37:16 The dungeon - The Hebrew words signify some pit, or deep hole, where were some cells or apartments, in which they were wont to keep those whom they judged great malefactors.
