Jeremiah 37:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֛ים
(has·sa·rim)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
were angryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ
(vai·yik·tze·fu)
7107: to be angrya prim. root
at Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
(yir·me·ya·hu)
3414: "Yah loosens," the name of a number of Isr.from the same as remiyyah and from Yah
and beatוְהִכּ֣וּ
(ve·hik·ku)
5221: to smitea prim. root
him, and they putוְנָתְנ֨וּ
(ve·na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him in jailבֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
in the houseבֵּ֚ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Jonathanיְהֹונָתָ֣ן
(ye·ho·v·na·tan)
3083: "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and nathan
the scribe, 
 
5613b: enumerator, secretary, scribefrom the same as sepher
which they had madeעָשׂ֖וּ
(a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
into the prison.לְבֵ֥ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore the princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
were wroth
qatsaph  (kaw-tsaf')
to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage -- (be) anger(-ry), displease, fret self, (provoke to) wrath (come), be wroth.
with Jeremiah
Yirmyah  (yir-meh-yaw')
Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites -- Jeremiah.
and smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him and put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him in prison
'ecuwr  (ay-soor')
a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) -- band, prison.
in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Jonathan
Yhownathan  (yeh-ho-naw-thawn')
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites -- Jonathan.
the scribe
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
for they had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
that the prison
kele'  (keh'-leh)
a prison -- prison.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him, and they put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which they had made into the prison.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

International Standard Version
The officials were angry with Jeremiah and beat him. They put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe because they had made it into a prison.

NET Bible
The officials were very angry at Jeremiah. They had him flogged and put in prison in the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary, which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The officials were so angry with Jeremiah that they beat him and put him in prison in the scribe Jonathan's house, which had been turned into a prison.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore the 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.
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