Jeremiah

Jeremiah 37:15–16

¹⁵The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

¹⁶So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time.

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Jeremiah 37:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The officials	הַשָּׂרִ֛ים	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
were angry	וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ	way·yiq·ṣə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7107 be wroth
with	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
and they beat	וְהִכּ֣וּ	wə·hik·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5221 smite
him	אֹת֑וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and placed	וְנָתְנ֨וּ	wə·nā·ṯə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
him	אוֹת֜וֹ	’ō·w·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in jail	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
in the house	בֵּ֚ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
the scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	has·sō·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it had been made	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
into a prison	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

Jeremiah 37:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
went	בָ֧א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a cell	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
in	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the dungeon	הַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹת	ha·ḥă·nu·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2588 cell
and remained	וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־	way·yê·šeḇ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֥ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
a long time	רַבִּֽים׃פ	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great

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Jeremiah 37:15 Jeremiah 38:26 · Acts 5:18 · 2 Chronicles 16:10 · Matthew 21:35 · Genesis 39:20 · Jeremiah 20:1–3 · Jeremiah 26:16 · 2 Chronicles 18:26

Jeremiah 37:16 Jeremiah 38:6 · Jeremiah 38:10–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.