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And they cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the king's son, which was in the court of the prison; and they let him down into the pit: and there was no water in the pit, but mire: and he was in the mire.
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And Abdemelech the Ethiopian heard, (now he was in the king's household,) that they put Jeremias into the dungeon; and the king was in the gate of Benjamin:
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and he went forth to him, and spoke to the king and said,
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Thou hast done evil in what thou hast done to slay this man with hunger: for there is no more bread in the city.
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And the king commanded Abdemelech, saying, Take with thee hence thirty men, and bring him up out of the dungeon, that he die not.
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So Abdemelech took the men and went into the underground king's house, and took thence old rags and old ropes, and threw them to Jeremias into the dungeon.
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And he said, Put these under the ropes. And Jeremias did so.
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And they drew him with the ropes, and lifted him out of the dungeon: and Jeremias remained in the court of the prison.
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Then the king sent, and called him to himself into the house of Aselisel, which was in the house of the Lord: and the king said to him, I will ask thee a question, and I pray thee hide nothing from me.
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And Jeremias said to the king, If I tell thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not at all hearken to me.
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And the king swore to him, saying, the Lord lives who gave us this soul, I will not slay thee, neither will I give thee into the hands of these men.