Jeremiah:38:1-13

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* Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan , Gedaliah the son of Pashhur , Jucal the son of Shelemiah , and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people , saying , * "Thus says the LORD : "He who remains in this city shall die by the sword , by famine , and by pestilence ; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live ; his life shall be as a prize to him , and he shall live .' * Thus says the LORD : "This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon 's army , which shall take it ."' * Therefore the princes said to the king , "Please , let this man be put to death , for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city , and the hands of all the people , by speaking such words to them . For this man does not seek the welfare of this people , but their harm ." * Then Zedekiah the king said , "Look , he is in your hand . For the king can do nothing against you ." * So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king 's son , which was in the court of the prison , and they let Jeremiah down with ropes . And in the dungeon there was no water , but mire . So Jeremiah sank in the mire . * Now Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian , one of the eunuchs , who was in the king 's house , heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon . When the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin , * Ebed-Melech went out of the king 's house and spoke to the king , saying : * "My lord the king , these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet , whom they have cast into the dungeon , and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is . For there is no more bread in the city ." * Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian , saying , "Take from here thirty men with you , and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies ." * So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury , and took from there old clothes and old rags , and let them down by ropes into the dungeon to Jeremiah . * Then Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah , "Please put these old clothes and rags under your armpits , under the ropes ." And Jeremiah did so . * So they pulled Jeremiah up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon . And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison .

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