⁸ And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die!^(A)

⁴ Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to be put to death because he is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city and all the people by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.”^{(A) 5} King Zedekiah said, “Here he is; he is in your hands, for the king is powerless against you.”^{(B) 6} So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.^(C)

¹⁹ Like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a perennial pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom^[a] away from it, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose.^[b] For who is like me? Who can summon me? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?^(A)

⁴⁴ Like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a perennial pasture, I will suddenly chase them away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose.^[a] For who is like me? Who can summon me? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?^(A)