Jeremiah 38:6-8

6So they tookH3947 JeremiahH3414 and droppedH7993 himH853 intoH413 the cisternH953 of MalchiahH4441, the king’sH4428 sonH1121, whichH834 was in the courtyardH2691 of the guardH4307. They loweredH7971 JeremiahH3414 with ropesH2256 into the cisternH953, which had noH369 waterH4325 but onlyH3588H518 mudH2916, and JeremiahH3414 sank downH2883 into the mudH2916. 7Now Ebed-melechH5663 the CushiteH3569H376,1 a court officialH5631H19312 in the royalH4428H3588 palaceH1004, heardH8085 that JeremiahH3414 had been putH5414 intoH413 the cisternH953. While the kingH4428 was sittingH3427 at the GateH8179 of BenjaminH1144, 8Ebed-melechH5663 went outH3318 from the king’sH4428 palaceH1004 and saidH1696 toH413 the kingH4428H559,