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They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a> So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a> So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king&#8217s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mire, and Jeremiah sank into the mire. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down [into the cistern] with ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king&#8217s son, which was in the guard&#8217s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they took me back to the courtyard of the palace guards and let me down with ropes into the well that belonged to Malchiah, the king's son. There was no water in the well, but I sank down in the mud. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: and Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son. It was in the courtyard of the prison. They used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a> So they took me and let me down by ropes into Prince Malchiah's well, which was in the palace courtyard. There was no water in the well, only mud, and I sank down in it. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they threw Jeremiah into a cistern that belonged to the king's son Malchijah and was located in the courtyard of the guard. When they let Jeremiah down with ropes, because there was no water in the cistern—only mud—Jeremiah sank into the mud. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king?s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. <a href="/net/jeremiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a> So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malkiah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. <a href="/web/jeremiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a> Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that [is] in the court of the prison, and they send Jeremiah down with cords; and there is no water in the pit, but mire, and Jeremiah sinks in the mire. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that is in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will take Jeremiah and send him to the pit of Malchiah son of the king which was in the enclosure of the prison: and they will cast Jeremiah with cords, and in the pit no water but mud: and Jeremiah will sink in the mud.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then they took Jeremias and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremias by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremias sunk into the mire. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, they took Jeremiah and cast him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of Amelech, which was at the entrance to the prison. And they lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the pit, in which there was no water, but only mud. And so Jeremiah descended into the mire. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a> And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, in the court of the guard, letting him down by rope. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the well of Malchiah the son of the king, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with ropes. And there was no water in the well, but only mire; so Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they brought Jeremiah and they threw him into the well of Malkiah, son of the King, in the court of the house of prisoners, and they let Jeremiah down by ropes into the well, and there was no water in the well, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the pit there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the king's son, which was in the court of the prison; and they let him down into the pit: and there was no water in the pit, but mire: and he was in the mire. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=11809" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Jeremiah Cast Into the Cistern</a> …5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.” 6<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">So they took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: way·yaš·li·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and dropped</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: hab·bō·wr (Art:: N-msc) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">the cistern</a> <a href="/hebrew/4441.htm" title="4441: mal·kî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Malkiyahuw,; from melek and Yahh; king of Jah; Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites.">of Malchiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ba·ḥă·ṣar (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- A yard, a hamlet.">was in the courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/4307.htm" title="4307: ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A guard, ward, prison, target, mark. Or mattarah; from natar; a jail; also an aim.">of the guard.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·lə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">They lowered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">with ropes</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: ū·ḇab·bō·wr (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">into the cistern,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">which had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but only</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2916.htm" title="2916: ṭîṭ (N-ms) -- Mud, mire, clay. From an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky; mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.">mud,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">and Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: way·yiṭ·ba‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">sank down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2916.htm" title="2916: baṭ·ṭîṭ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Mud, mire, clay. From an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky; mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.">into the mud.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/37-24.htm">Genesis 37:24</a> and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, with no water in it. <a href="/lamentations/3-53.htm">Lamentations 3:53</a> They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a> He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14-15</a> Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. / Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. <a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6</a> You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. <a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1</a> A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! <a href="/daniel/6-16.htm">Daniel 6:16-17</a> So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a> As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. <a href="/acts/16-24.htm">Acts 16:24</a> On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-39</a> Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-8</a> Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-15</a> Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ... <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a> They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22-24</a> The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!” / As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air, / the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.took.<a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Jeremiah 37:21</a> Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.<a href="/psalms/109-5.htm">Psalm 109:5</a> And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.<a href="/luke/3-19.htm">Luke 3:19,20</a> But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, … into.<a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm">Jeremiah 37:16</a> When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;<a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55</a> I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.<a href="/acts/16-24.htm">Acts 16:24</a> Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.Hammelech.<a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Jeremiah 36:26</a> But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.and they.<a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Jeremiah 38:11,12</a> So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah… And in.<a href="/jeremiah/38-26.htm">Jeremiah 38:26</a> Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.<a href="/jeremiah/37-20.htm">Jeremiah 37:20</a> Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.<a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Jeremiah 38:22</a> And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Court</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Hammelech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">King's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Malchiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Malchijah</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Court</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Hammelech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">King's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-40.htm">Malchiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-40.htm">Malchijah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Mud</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Sank</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 38</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement.</a> 14. <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life.</a> 24. <a href="/jeremiah/38-24.htm">By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The cistern, typically used for storing water, belonged to Malchiah, a member of the royal family, indicating the involvement of high-ranking individuals in Jeremiah's persecution. This reflects the hostility Jeremiah faced from the political and religious leaders of Judah. The act of dropping him into a cistern symbolizes the rejection of God's message, as Jeremiah was God's appointed prophet. This event foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who was also rejected by the leaders of His time.which was in the courtyard of the guard The location of the cistern in the courtyard of the guard suggests it was a place of confinement and punishment. This setting underscores the severity of Jeremiah's situation, as he was not only imprisoned but also subjected to harsh conditions. The courtyard of the guard was likely a secure area within the palace complex, emphasizing the control and authority of those who opposed Jeremiah. This setting parallels the trials of Jesus, who was also held and judged by authorities in a courtyard setting.They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern The use of ropes to lower Jeremiah indicates the depth and inaccessibility of the cistern, emphasizing the intent to isolate and abandon him. This method of descent suggests a deliberate and calculated effort to ensure Jeremiah's suffering. The imagery of being lowered into a pit is reminiscent of Joseph's experience in <a href="/genesis/37-24.htm">Genesis 37:24</a>, where he was cast into a pit by his brothers, foreshadowing his eventual rise to power and deliverance. Similarly, Jeremiah's ordeal points to the theme of suffering leading to eventual vindication.which had no water but only mud The absence of water in the cistern signifies a place of desolation and despair. Instead of being a source of life, the cistern becomes a symbol of death and abandonment. The presence of mud highlights the physical and emotional mire Jeremiah faced, reflecting the spiritual state of Judah, which had turned away from God. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a>, where the psalmist speaks of being lifted from the "miry bog," symbolizing deliverance from dire circumstances.and Jeremiah sank down into the mud Jeremiah's sinking into the mud illustrates his helplessness and the depth of his suffering. This physical descent into the mire can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and moral decline of the nation. It also prefigures the suffering of Christ, who descended into the depths of human sin and suffering to bring redemption. The image of sinking evokes the need for divine intervention, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-57</a>, where the writer calls upon the Lord from the depths of the pit and is heard.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. Known for his perseverance and faithfulness amidst persecution. 2. <a href="/topical/m/malchiah.htm">Malchiah</a> Identified as the king’s son, his cistern was used as a makeshift prison for Jeremiah. His role signifies the involvement of royal authority in Jeremiah's persecution. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cistern.htm">Cistern</a> An underground reservoir for storing water, often used in ancient times. In this context, it was dry and filled with mud, symbolizing despair and entrapment. 4. <a href="/topical/c/courtyard_of_the_guard.htm">Courtyard of the Guard</a> A location within the royal palace complex where prisoners were held. It represents the place of confinement and judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/r/ropes.htm">Ropes</a> Used to lower Jeremiah into the cistern, they symbolize the physical means of his persecution and the intent to silence his prophetic voice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_persecution.htm">Faithfulness in Persecution</a> Jeremiah's unwavering commitment to God's message, despite severe opposition, serves as a model for believers to remain steadfast in their faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_despair.htm">God's Presence in Despair</a> Even in the depths of the cistern, God was with Jeremiah. This reassures believers that God is present in our darkest moments. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following God's call may lead to suffering and rejection, but it is a path that ultimately leads to spiritual growth and fulfillment. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_lament.htm">The Power of Prayer and Lament</a> Like Jeremiah, believers are encouraged to express their struggles to God, trusting in His deliverance and timing. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> The eventual rescue of Jeremiah by Ebed-Melech (later in the chapter) underscores the importance of community and allies in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 38</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_jeremiah's_cistern.htm">In Jeremiah 38:6, is there archaeological or historical evidence for such a cistern deep enough and muddy enough to endanger Jeremiah’s life? </a> <a href="/q/is_jeremiah_38_15-16's_account_reliable.htm">In Jeremiah 38:15–16, how reliable is the account of a secret meeting between Jeremiah and King Zedekiah when both sides had clear motives to document or distort events? </a> <a href="/q/why_don't_babylonian_records_mention_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 37:15 describes Jeremiah being beaten and thrown into a dungeon; why do some historical records about Babylonian sieges in that era not mention the prophet’s imprisonment or his role?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_rescued_from_mud_mean.htm">What does being rescued from mud and mire mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech.--Literally, the pit, or cistern. The LXX. agrees with the marginal reading in describing him as "a son of the king." The same phrase is so translated in <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm" title="And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;">1Kings 22:26</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-7.htm" title="And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.">2Chronicles 28:7</a>, and would seem to have been an official or court title, applied to one of the royal house, as distinguished from. others. (See Note on Jerahmeel in <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm" title="But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.">Jeremiah 36:26</a>.) We have no data for judging whether this Malchiah is identical with the lather of Pashur in <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm" title="Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,">Jeremiah 38:1</a>; but it is not unlikely. In <a href="/context/lamentations/3-53.htm" title="They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone on me.">Lamentations 3:53-55</a> we have probably a reminiscence of these days of horrible suffering. The cistern had been partly dried up (possibly through the supply of water having been cut off during the protracted siege), but there remained a thick deposit, three or four feet deep, of black foetid mud,, and there, it is obvious from <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm" title="My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.">Jeremiah 38:9</a> of this chapter, his enemies meant to leave him to die of hunger. They probably shrank from the odium of a public execution, or thought, with the strange superstition of the Eastern mind, that in this way they could escape the guilt of shedding the prophet's blood. The death by starva-tion might easily be represented, even to themselves, as a death by disease. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The dungeon; more literally, the cistern. "Every house in Jerusalem was supplied with a subterranean cistern, so well constructed that we never read of the city suffering in a siege from want of water" (Dr. Payne Smith). A grotto bearing the name of Jeremiah has been shown at Jerusalem since the fifteenth century. Under its floor are vast cisterns, the deepest of which professes to be the prison into which the prophet was thrown. The objection is that the sacred narrative proves that the prison was in the city, whereas "the present grotto was not included within the walls until the time of Herod Agrippa" (Thomson, 'The Land and the Book,' 1881, p. 555). The son of Hammelech; rather, a royal prince (as <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Jeremiah 36:26</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So they took וַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites and dropped וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ (way·yaš·li·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away him into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the cistern הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ (hab·bō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> A pit, cistern, well of Malchiah, מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ (mal·kî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4441.htm">Strong's 4441: </a> Malchijah -- 'my king is Yah', the name of a number of Israelites the king’s הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4429.htm">Strong's 4429: </a> Melech -- a Benjamite son, בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son which אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was in the courtyard בַּחֲצַ֣ר (ba·ḥă·ṣar) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet of the guard. הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה (ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4307.htm">Strong's 4307: </a> A guard, ward, prison, target, mark They lowered וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (way·šal·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites with ropes בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים (ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin into the cistern, וּבַבּ֤וֹר (ū·ḇab·bō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> A pit, cistern, well which had no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen but only כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction mud, טִ֔יט (ṭîṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2916.htm">Strong's 2916: </a> Mud, clay, calamity and Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites sank down וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע (way·yiṭ·ba‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2883.htm">Strong's 2883: </a> To sink, sink down into the mud. בַּטִּֽיט׃ (baṭ·ṭîṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2916.htm">Strong's 2916: </a> Mud, clay, calamity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 38:6 Then took they Jeremiah and cast him (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>