^{5 Ref} Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.

^{6 Ref} 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. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.