Jeremiah 38:4-6
English Standard Version
4 Then the officials said to the king, (A)“Let this man be put to death, (B)for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking (C)the welfare of this people, but their harm.” 5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, (D)for the king can do nothing against you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah (E)and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in (F)the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down (G)by ropes. (H)And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and (I)Jeremiah sank in the mud.
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Jeremiah 38:4-6
New International Version
4 Then the officials(A) said to the king, “This man should be put to death.(B) He is discouraging(C) the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
5 “He is in your hands,”(D) King Zedekiah answered. “The king can do nothing(E) to oppose you.”
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard.(F) They lowered Jeremiah by ropes(G) into the cistern; it had no water in it,(H) only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.(I)
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