InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
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Yir 38 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28
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People tagged in the matching LV passage: Jeremiah (CH2 35:25)
OET-LV And_they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and_they_threw DOM_him/it into the_cistern of_Malkīyyāh the_son_of the_king which was_in_the_courtyard_of the_guard and_they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh with_ropes and_in_cistern there_was_not water if/because (if) mud and_ Yirməyāh _he_sank in_mud.
OET (OET-RV) So they took Yirmiyah and put him into the water storage cistern carved out by the king’s son Malkiyah. It was right there in the guards’ courtyard, and they lowered Yirmiyah down with ropes. There wasn’t any water left in the cistern, but it was still muddy at the bottom and he sank down into the mud.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
(Occurrence 0) they … threw him into the cistern
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and,they_threw DOM=him/it to/towards the,cistern Malkīyyāh son_of the=king which/who [was]_in,the_courtyard_of of,the_guard and,they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) with,ropes and,in,cistern not waters that/for/because/then/when if mud and,he_sank Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) in,mud )
They literally “lowered Jeremiah down on ropes,” but the word “threw” is an exaggeration to say that they treated him roughly. Your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [they … roughly pushed him into the cistern]
(Occurrence 0) cistern
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and,they_threw DOM=him/it to/towards the,cistern Malkīyyāh son_of the=king which/who [was]_in,the_courtyard_of of,the_guard and,they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) with,ropes and,in,cistern not waters that/for/because/then/when if mud and,he_sank Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) in,mud )
a deep hole in the ground where people collect and store rain water
(Occurrence 0) the courtyard of the guard
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and,they_threw DOM=him/it to/towards the,cistern Malkīyyāh son_of the=king which/who [was]_in,the_courtyard_of of,the_guard and,they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) with,ropes and,in,cistern not waters that/for/because/then/when if mud and,he_sank Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) in,mud )
This was an open area attached to the king’s palace that was surrounded by buildings and in which they kept prisoners. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 32:2.
(Occurrence 0) They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and,they_threw DOM=him/it to/towards the,cistern Malkīyyāh son_of the=king which/who [was]_in,the_courtyard_of of,the_guard and,they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) with,ropes and,in,cistern not waters that/for/because/then/when if mud and,he_sank Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) in,mud )
This tells how “they threw him into the cistern.”
OET-LV And_they_took DOM Yirməyāh/(Jeremiah) and_they_threw DOM_him/it into the_cistern of_Malkīyyāh the_son_of the_king which was_in_the_courtyard_of the_guard and_they_let_down DOM Yirməyāh with_ropes and_in_cistern there_was_not water if/because (if) mud and_ Yirməyāh _he_sank in_mud.
OET (OET-RV) So they took Yirmiyah and put him into the water storage cistern carved out by the king’s son Malkiyah. It was right there in the guards’ courtyard, and they lowered Yirmiyah down with ropes. There wasn’t any water left in the cistern, but it was still muddy at the bottom and he sank down into the mud.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
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