Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo 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. Young's Literal Translation And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that [is] in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire. King James Bible Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that [was] in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon [there was] no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. Hebrew So they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites and dropped וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ (way·yaš·li·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away him into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the cistern הַבּ֣וֹר ׀ (hab·bō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well of Malchiah, מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ (mal·kî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4441: Malchijah -- 'my king is Yah', the name of a number of Israelites the king’s הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4429: Melech -- a Benjamite son, בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son which אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was in the courtyard בַּחֲצַ֣ר (ba·ḥă·ṣar) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet of the guard. הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה (ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4307: A guard, ward, prison, target, mark They lowered וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (way·šal·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites with ropes בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים (ba·ḥă·ḇā·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin into the cistern, וּבַבּ֤וֹר (ū·ḇab·bō·wr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well which had no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen but only כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction mud, טִ֔יט (ṭîṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity and Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites sank down וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע (way·yiṭ·ba‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2883: To sink, sink down into the mud. בַּטִּֽיט׃ (baṭ·ṭîṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity |