16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.

Other Translations of Jeremiah 37:16

King James Version

16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, cabins: or, cells and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

English Standard Version

16 When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days,

The Message

16 So Jeremiah entered an underground cell in a cistern turned into a dungeon. He stayed there a long time.

New King James Version

16 When Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

New Living Translation

16 Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 37:16

Commentary on Jeremiah 37:11-21

(Read Jeremiah 37:11-21)

There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Isaiah 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful, and would not, to obtain mercy of man, be unfaithful to God or to his prince; he tells the king the whole truth. When Jeremiah delivered God's message, he spake with boldness; but when he made his own request, he spake submissively. A lion in God's cause must be a lamb in his own. And God gave Jeremiah favour in the eyes of the king. The Lord God can make even the cells of a prison become pastures to his people, and will raise up friends to provide for them, so that in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.