KJV ORIGINAL
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So they pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and got him out of that nasty pit. He was still in prison, but at least now he was in the main courtyard instead of that horrible dungeon.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes rescue looks like getting pulled out of the worst part, even if you're not completely free yet.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Jeremiah was written by the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Judah and their kings in Jerusalem during the late 7th and early 6th centuries
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