Jeremiah 38:4-6

Expanded Bible

⁴ Then the officers said to the king, “This man [^CJeremiah] must be put to death! He is ·discouraging [demoralizing; ^Lweakening the hands of] the soldiers who are still in the city, and all the people, by what he is saying to them. He ·does not want good to happen to us [^Lis not seeking our welfare/peace]; ·he wants to ruin us [^L…only harm/trouble/evil].”

⁵ King Zedekiah said to them, “·Jeremiah is in your control [^LHe is in your hands]. ·I cannot do anything [^LThe king is powerless] to stop you.”

⁶ So they [^Cthe officers] took Jeremiah and put him into the ·well [cistern; pit] of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guards. The officers used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the ·well [cistern; pit], which did not have any water in it, only mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud.