So Ebed-melechtookthe menunder his authorityand wentinto the king'spalaceto [a place] beneaththe storeroomand tookfrom thereworn-outclothesand worn-outragsand letthem downby ropesinto the cisternto Jeremiah.
Then the kingcommandedEbed-melechthe Ethiopian,saying,"Takethirtymenfrom hereunder your authorityand bringup Jeremiahthe prophetfrom the cisternbeforehe dies."
Then Ebed-melechthe Ethiopiansaidto Jeremiah,"Nowputthese worn-outclothesand ragsunderyour armpitsunderthe ropes";and Jeremiahdidso.
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.
But Ebed-melechthe Ethiopian,a eunuch,while he was in the king'spalace,heardthat they had putJeremiahinto the cistern.Now the kingwas sittingin the Gateof Benjamin;
"But allthe silverand goldand articlesof bronzeand ironare holyto the LORD;they shall gointo the treasuryof the LORD."
