[4] Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. [5] Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing [6] Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.