Jeremias 37:16

16 And they that spoil thee shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plundered all that have plundered thee.

Jeremias 37:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 37:16

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon
Or, "into the house of the pit" ^F12; a dungeon, like a pit or ditch, dark, dirty, or dismal: and into the cabins;
or "cells" ^F13; into a place more inward than the cells, as the Targum; into the innermost and worst part in all the prison, where a man could not well lie, sit, nor stand: and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
in this very uncomfortable condition; very probably till the Chaldean army returned to Jerusalem, as he foretold it should.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (rwbh tyb la) "in, [vel] ad domum laci", Pagninus, Montanus; "in domum foveae", Schmidt.
F13 (twynxh law) "et in cellulas illius", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "et ad cellas", Schmidt.

Jeremias 37:16 In-Context

14 All thy friends have forgotten thee; they shall not ask at all, for I have smitten thee with he stroke of an enemy, severe correction: thy sins have abounded above all thine iniquity.

15 Thy sins have abounded beyond the multitude of thine iniquities, they have done these things to thee. Therefore all that devour thee shall be eaten, and all thine enemies shall eat all their flesh.

16 And they that spoil thee shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plundered all that have plundered thee.

17 For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.

18 Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the people shall settle after their manner.