Jeremiah 38:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that <FI>is<Fi> 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.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which 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.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.”
Jeremiah 38:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:6 in Context — Jeremiah 38
4 Et les chefs dirent au roi: Que cet homme soit mis à mort! Car il décourage les hommes de guerre qui restent dans cette ville, et tout le peuple, en leur tenant de pareils discours; cet homme ne cherche pas le bien de ce peuple, il ne veut que son malheur.
5 Le roi Sédécias répondit: Voici, il est entre vos mains; car le roi ne peut rien contre vous.
6 Alors ils prirent Jérémie, et le jetèrent dans la citerne de Malkija, fils du roi, laquelle se trouvait dans la cour de la prison; ils descendirent Jérémie avec des cordes. Il n’y avait point d’eau dans la citerne, mais il y avait de la boue; et Jérémie enfonça dans la boue.
7 Ébed-Mélec, l’Éthiopien, eunuque qui était dans la maison du roi, apprit qu’on avait mis Jérémie dans la citerne. Le roi était assis à la porte de Benjamin.
8 Ébed-Mélec sortit de la maison du roi, et parla ainsi au roi:
What Does Jeremiah 38:6 Mean?
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