Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:6

⁶So 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they took	וַיִּקְח֣וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
and dropped	וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ	way·yaš·li·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
him	אֹת֜וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cistern	הַבּ֣וֹר׀	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H953 pit, cistern, well
of Malchiah	מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ	mal·kî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4441 Malkijah
the king’s	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
which	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was in the courtyard	בַּחֲצַ֣ר	ba·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the guard	הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה	ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim
They lowered	וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ	way·šal·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
with ropes	בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים	ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band
into the cistern	וּבַבּ֤וֹר	ū·ḇab·bō·wr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
which had no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
water	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
but only	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
mud	טִ֔יט	ṭîṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H2916 mud, mire, clay
and Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
sank down	וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע	way·yiṭ·ba‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2883 sink, sink down
into the mud	בַּטִּֽיט׃ס	baṭ·ṭîṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2916 mud, mire, clay

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 37:21 · Jeremiah 38:22 · Psalm 69:14–15 · Jeremiah 37:16 · Psalm 69:2 · Genesis 37:24 · Psalm 109:5 · Acts 16:24 · Lamentations 3:52–55 · Zechariah 9:11 · Psalm 40:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.