So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.
My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird.They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me.The waters flowed over my head; I said,“ I am cut off!”I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit.