Parallel JER 38:6

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OEB So they took Jeremiah and, lowering him with ropes, they threw him into the cistern of the royal prince Malchiah, that was in the guard-court. There was no water in the cistern, but only mud; and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

WEBBE Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.

LSV 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 Jeremiah down with cords; and there is no water in the pit, but mire, and Jeremiah sinks in the mire.

FBV So they took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern belonging to Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the guard's courtyard. They lowered Jeremiah down with ropes into the cistern. It didn't have any water, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

T4T So those officials took me from my cell and lowered me by ropes into a well in the courtyard. The well belonged to Malkijah, who was a son of the king. There was no water in the well, but there was a lot of mud, so I sank down deep into the mud.

LEB So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the pit[fn] of Malchiah, the son of the king, which was in the courtyard of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down by ropes. Now in the pit[fn] there was no water,[fn] but only[fn] mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

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BBE So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the pit there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

ASV Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

DRA Then they took Jeremias and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremias by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremias sunk into the mire.

YLT 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.

Drby Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

RV Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

Wbstr Then they took 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

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KJB-1611 [fn]Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with cords: and in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Ieremiah sunke in the mire.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps Then toke they Ieremie and cast him into the dungeon of Melchiah the sonne of Amelech, that dwelt in the fore entrie of the prison, and they let downe Ieremie with coardes into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire: So Ieremie stack fast in the mire.
   (Then took they Yeremie and cast him into the dungeon of Melchiah the son of Amelech, that dwelt in the fore entrie of the prison, and they let down Yeremie with coardes into a dungeon, where there was no water, but mire: So Yeremie stack fast in the mire.)

Gnva Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.
   (Then took they Yeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Yeremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Yeremiah stacke fast in the myre. )

Cvdl Then toke they Ieremy, and cast him in to the dongeon off Malchias the sonne off Amalech, that dwelt in the fore entre off the preson. And they let downe Ieremy wt coardes in to a dongeon, where there was no water, but myre.
   (Then took they Yeremy, and cast him in to the dungon off Malchias the son off Amalech, that dwelt in the fore enter off the preson. And they let down Yeremy with coardes in to a dungon, where there was no water, but myre.)

Wycl Therfor thei token Jeremye, and castiden hym doun in to the lake of Elchie, sone of Amalech, which was in the porche of the prisoun; and thei senten doun Jeremye bi cordis in to the lake, wherynne was no watir, but fen; therfor Jeremye yede doun in to the filthe.
   (Therefore they token Yeremye, and cast/throw him down in to the lake of Elchie, son of Amalech, which was in the porch of the prisoun; and they sent down Yeremye by cordis in to the lake, wherynne was no water, but fen; therefore Yeremye went down in to the filthe.)

Luth Da nahmen sie Jeremia und warfen ihn in die Grube Malchias, des Sohns Hamelechs, die am Vorhofe des Gefängnisses war, und ließen ihn an Seilen hinab in die Grube, da nicht Wasser, sondern Schlamm war. Und Jeremia sank in den Schlamm.
   (So took they/she/them Yeremia and warfen him/it in the Grube Malchias, the sons Hamelechs, the in/at/on_the Vorhofe the Gefängnisses was, and leave/let him/it at Seilen down in the Grube, there not water, rather Schlamm was. And Yeremia sank in the Schlamm.)

ClVg Tulerunt ergo Jeremiam, et projecerunt eum in lacum Melchiæ filii Amelech, qui erat in vestibulo carceris: et submiserunt Jeremiam funibus in lacum, in quo non erat aqua, sed lutum: descendit itaque Jeremias in cœnum.
   (Tulerunt therefore Yeremiam, and proyecerunt him in lacum Melchiæ children Amelech, who was in vestibulo carceris: and submiserunt Yeremiam funibus in lacum, in quo not/no was water, but lutum: descendit therefore Yeremias in cœnum. )