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Jeremiah 37:16 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Jeremiah 37:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 37 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon , and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; cabins: or, cells”
Jeremiah 37:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 37:16
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins—the Hebrew beit habor (בֵּית הַבּוֹר, house of the pit/dungeon) and chanuiot (חֲנֻיוֹת, vaulted chambers/cells) describe a particularly harsh underground prison, likely a converted cistern with vaulted side chambers. The bor (pit) often refers to cisterns or wells, dark, damp, and confining (38:6 describes such a cistern where Jeremiah later sank in mire). The chanuiot were arch-covered cells, essentially crypts or vaults.And Jeremiah had remained there many days—the phrase yamim rabbim (יָמִים רַבִּים, many days) indicates extend...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 37:16
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“and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son”
“saying”
“and have cast a stone on me.”
“Yahweh”
“I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews”