9 ጌታዬ ንጉሥ ሆይ፥ እነዚህ ሰዎች ነቢዮን ኤርምያስን በጕድጓድ ውስጥ በመጣላቸው በእርሱ ላይ በማድረጋቸው ሁሉ ክፉ አድርገዋል፤ በከተማይቱም ውስጥ እንጀራ ስለሌለ በዚያ በራብ ይሞታል።
9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city."