²⁴ and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

⁶ Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

⁷ For without cause have they hid for me their net `in' a pit; Without cause have they digged `a pit' for my soul.

² He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

⁶ Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.

⁸ Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

¹ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.

² Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

⁵² They have chased me sore like a bird, they that are mine enemies without cause.

⁵³ They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.

⁵⁴ Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.

⁵⁵ I called upon thy name, O Jehovah, out of the lowest dungeon.

²⁰ The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.

¹¹ As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.