38 And Sheph·a·tiʹah the son of Matʹtan and Ged·a·liʹah* the son of Pashʹhur and Juʹcal+ the son of Shel·e·miʹah* and Pashʹhur the son of Mal·chiʹjah+ got to hear the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people,+ saying:

6 And they proceeded to take Jeremiah and throw him into the cistern of Mal·chiʹjah*+ the son of the king, which was in the Courtyard of the Guard.+ So they let Jeremiah down by means of ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah began to sink down into the mire.+