Then the officialswere angryat Jeremiahand beathim, and they puthim in jailin the houseof Jonathanthe scribe,which they had madeinto the prison.
So Joseph'smastertookhim and puthim into the jail,the placewherethe king'sprisonerswere confined;and he was therein the jail.
Then Asawas angrywith the seerand puthim in prison,for he was enragedat him for this.And Asaoppressedsomeof the peopleat the sametime.
and say,'Thussaysthe king,"Putthis[man] in prisonand feedhim sparinglywith breadand wateruntilI returnsafely."'"
Yet You, O LORD,knowAlltheir deadlydesignsagainstme; Do not forgivetheir iniquityOr blotout their sinfrom Your sight.But may they be overthrownbeforeYou; Dealwith them in the timeof Your anger!
Then the officialsand allthe peoplesaidto the priestsand to the prophets,"Nodeathsentencefor thisman!For he has spokento us in the nameof the LORDour God."
Now at that timethe armyof the kingof Babylonwas besiegingJerusalem,and Jeremiahthe prophetwas shutup in the courtof the guard,which[was in] the houseof the kingof Judah,
"But now,pleaselisten,O my lordthe king;pleaselet my petitioncomebeforeyou and do not make me returnto the houseof Jonathanthe scribe,that I may not diethere."
Now Jeremiahwas [still] comingin and goingout amongthe people,for they had not [yet] puthim in the prison.
then you are to sayto them, 'I was presentingmy petitionbeforethe king,not to make me returnto the houseof Jonathanto diethere.'"
Then they tookJeremiahand casthim into the cistern[of] Malchijahthe king'sson,whichwas in the courtof the guardhouse;and they letJeremiahdownwith ropes.Now in the cisterntherewas nowaterbut onlymud,and Jeremiahsankinto the mud.
Now the wordof the LORDhad cometo Jeremiahwhile he was confinedin the courtof the guardhouse,saying,
"The vine-growerstookhis slavesand beatone,and killedanother,and stoneda third.
"Therefore,behold,I am sendingyou prophetsand wise menand scribes;someof them you will killand crucify,and someof them you will scourgein your synagogues,and persecutefrom cityto city,
and they blindfoldedHim and were askingHim, saying,"Prophesy,whois the one who hitYou?"
When He had saidthis,oneof the officersstanding nearbystruckJesus,saying,"Is that the wayYou answerthe high priest?"
They laidhandson the apostlesand putthem in a publicjail.
saying,"We gaveyou strict ordersnot to continue teachingin thisname,and yet,you have filledJerusalemwith your teachingand intendto bringthisman'sbloodupon us."
They took his advice;and after callingthe apostlesin, they floggedthem and orderedthem not to speakin the nameof Jesus,and [then] releasedthem.
Do not fearwhatyou are aboutto suffer.Behold,the devilis aboutto castsome of you into prison,sothat you will be tested,and you will havetribulationfor tendays.Be faithfuluntildeath,and I will giveyou the crownof life.