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.
All Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:15 Go To Jeremiah 37
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Prison. Literally, "lake or pit "(Haydock) such as was used to keep wine. Thus God tries his chosen friends, according to their strength!