Jeremiah 38:4-6

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁴ And the princes said to the king: We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.

⁵ And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing.

⁶ Then they took Jeremias and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremias by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremias sunk into the mire.