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The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

방백들이 왕께 예레미야를 죽이기를 청하고, 그들이 그를 왕의 아들 말기야의 구덩이에 던져 넣음

Jeremiah 38:1–6: Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah hear the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying, “The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’ The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’” Then the princes say 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.” Zedekiah the king says, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.” The text says, “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.” The Korean Revised Version has the LORD speak in the first person at 38:3 (나 여호와가 이같이 말하노라), where WEB reads “The LORD says”, reads 38:4 그 방백들이 (those princes), and puts first in their words 이 사람이 백성의 평안을 구치 아니하고 해를 구하오니 (this man seeks not the peace of the people but harm).

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JER 38:1–6, engwebp
¹Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
²“The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’
³The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”
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.
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Shephatiah (son of Mattan) — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6
Gedaliah (son of Pashhur) — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6
Jehucal — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6
Pashhur (son of Malchijah) — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6
Zedekiah (Jehoiachin’s father’s brother) — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6
Jeremiah (the prophet) — Took part in — The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son

Evidence: Jeremiah 38:1–6

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Entry: The princes ask the king to put Jeremiah to death, and they cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son (event-jer-38-the-princes-ask-for-jeremiahs-death-and-cast-him-into-the-dungeon)
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Current wording: Jeremiah 38:1–6: Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah hear the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying, “The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’ The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’” Then the princes say 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.” Zedekiah the king says, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.” The text says, “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.” The Korean Revised Version has the LORD speak in the first person at 38:3 (나 여호와가 이같이 말하노라), where WEB reads “The LORD says”, reads 38:4 그 방백들이 (those princes), and puts first in their words 이 사람이 백성의 평안을 구치 아니하고 해를 구하오니 (this man seeks not the peace of the people but harm).
Cited evidence: JER 38:1–6, engwebp
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