Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
dungeon—literally, the "cistern." It was not a subterranean prison as that in Jonathan's house (Jeremiah 37:15), but a pit or cistern, which had been full of water, but was emptied of it during the siege, so that only "mire" remained. Such empty cisterns were often used as prisons (Zechariah 9:11); the depth forbade hope of escape.
Hammelech— (Jeremiah 36:26). His son followed in the father's steps, a ready tool for evil.
sunk in the mire—Jeremiah herein was a type of Messiah (Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14). "I sink in deep mire," etc.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 38:6:
Psalms 40:1-3
Isaiah 51:14
Jeremiah 32:2
Jeremiah 38:22
Jeremiah 38:26
Jeremiah 39:17
Lamentations 3:1-3
Lamentations 3:54
Zechariah 9:11
Matthew 21:35
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