Jer 38:1, 4-6 | ESV | STEP | 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 was saying to all the people :

Jeremiah 38:1

Jeremiah Cast into the Cistern

1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, ^aJucal the son of Shelemiah, and ^bPashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people:

Jeremiah 38:4-6

4 Then the officials said to the king, ^c“Let this man be put to death, ^dfor he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking ^ethe welfare of this people, but their harm.” 5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, ^ffor the king can do nothing against you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah ^gand cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in ^hthe court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down ⁱby ropes. ^jAnd there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and ^kJeremiah sank in the mud.