Jeremiah 38 Scofield
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38:6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
“then took they”
(See Scofield "Jer 37:11").
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38:4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
“let this man”
See Jer 26:11.
The fundamental reason why the prophetic warnings of the Old and New Testaments are unwelcome to an unreasoning optimism.