So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.