1
The princes accused Yirmeyahu again, saying, “He counsels surrender and brings fear upon the soldiers.”
2
They seized him and lowered him into a cistern where there was no water, only deep mire.
3
Yirmeyahu sank into the mud and could not free himself.
4
He lifted his voice to Yahuah from the pit and said, “You know that I have spoken only what You commanded.”
5
His enemies left him there expecting him to die without the stain of public execution.