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Jeremiah 37:15

What does Jeremiah 37:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 37:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house--the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So Jeremiah went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained there many days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

Context

v.14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

v.15This passage

v.16When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 22:64

    And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

  • 2 Chronicles 18:26

    and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

  • Jeremiah 26:16

    Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.

  • Acts 23:2

    And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

  • Jeremiah 20:1

    Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Jehovah, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.

  • John 18:22

    And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

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