Jeremiah is Thrown into the Pit of Malchiah

38 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people, ⌊saying⌋,a 2 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘The one who stays in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague. But the one who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. And his life will be for him as booty, and he will live.’ 3 Thus says Yahweh, ‘Surely this city will be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.’ ”

4 Then the officials said to the king, “Please, this man must be killed, ⌊because⌋b he is making slack the hands of ⌊the soldiers⌋c who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking to them words like these, for this man is not seeking for welfared to this people, ⌊but only⌋e for harm.” 5 And Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand, for the king is not able to do a thing against you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the pitf of Malchiah, the son of the king, which was in the courtyard of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down by ropes. Now in the pitg there was no water,h ⌊but only⌋i mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.