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Jeremiah 38:4-6
21st Century King James Version
Jeremiah 38:4-6
21st Century King James Version
4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, “We beseech thee, let this man be put to death; for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words unto them; for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.”
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.”
6 Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah, the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; so Jeremiah sank in the mire.
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