Jeremiah 37 · Verse 15

Jeremiah 37:15

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.
Jeremiah 37:15, King James Version

Jeremiah 37:15 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterWherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and beat him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

What does Jeremiah 37:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. scribe--one of the court secretaries; often in the East part of the private house of a public officer serves as a prison.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 And smote him - Without any proof of the alleged treachery, without any form of justice. In prison to the house of Jonathan - In Asiatic countries there is an apartment in the houses of the officers of the law, to confine all the accused that are brought before them. Jonathan was a scribe or secretary, and had a prison of this kind in his house.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 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, Is. 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…

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Jeremiah 37:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.Fuand they were angryH7107
הַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269
עַֽל\־'al-towardsH5921
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
וְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.Kuand they struckH5221
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
וְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.Nuand they putH5414
אוֹת֜וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הָאֵס֗וּרha.'e.Sur<the> fetter[s]H612
בֵּ֚יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֹת֥וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Suthey had madeH6213
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitinto [the] house ofH1004
הַכֶּֽלֶא\׃ha.Ke.le'<the> imprisonmentH3608

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Cross references for Jeremiah 37:15

  • Jeremiah 38:26

    Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.

  • Matthew 21:35

    And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:10

    Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

  • Genesis 39:20

    And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

  • Acts 5:18

    And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

  • Jeremiah 26:16

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

  • 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 20:1-3

    Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor–missabib.

  • Acts 5:28

    Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  • Acts 5:40

    And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  • John 18:22

    And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

  • Luke 20:10-11

    And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the princes.
20:1-3; 26:16; Mt 21:35; 23:34; 26:67,68; Lu 20:10,11; 22:64
Joh 18:22; Ac 5:28,40; 16:22-24; 23:2,3; 2Co 11:23-27
Heb 11:36-38
put.
Ge 39:20; 2Ch 16:10; 18:26; Ac 5:18; 12:4-6; Re 2:10
in the.
20; 38:6,26

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Context

  • Jeremiah 37:14

    Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

  • Jeremiah 37:15

    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.

  • Jeremiah 37:16

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

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Jeremiah 37:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los príncipes se airaron contra Jeremías, y azotáronle, y pusiéronle en prisión en la casa de Jonathán escriba, porque aquélla habían hecho casa de cárcel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les princes se mirent en colère contre Jérémie, et le battirent, et le mirent en prison dans la maison de Jonathan, le scribe; car ils en avaient fait une maison de détention.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Fürsten gerieten in Zorn über Jeremia und schlugen ihn, und sie setzten ihn in Gewahrsam im Hause Jonathans, des Schreibers; denn dieses hatten sie zum Gefängnis gemacht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Itaque ingressus est Jeremias in domum laci et in ergastulum: et sedit ibi Jeremias diebus multis.