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Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

Jeremiah 38:6 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયર્મિયા ૩૮:૬
આથી એ લોકોએ યર્મિયાને પકડીને રાજાના દીકરા માલ્ખિયાની ચોકીના ટાંકામાં નાખ્યો, તેઓએ તેને દોરડા વડે નીચે ઉતાર્યો. તે ટાંકામાં પાણી નહોતું, પણ ફક્ત કાદવ હતો અને યર્મિયા કાદવમાં ખૂંપી ગયો.
हिन्दीयिर्मयाह ३८:६
तब उन्होंने यिर्मयाह को लेकर राजपुत्र मल्किय्याह के उस गड्ढे में जो पहरे के आँगन में था, रस्सियों से उतारकर डाल दिया। और उस गड्ढे में पानी नहीं केवल दलदल था, और यिर्मयाह कीचड़ में धँस गया।

In context

4Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”

5Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”

6Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

7Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),

8Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,

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