ጌታዬ ንጉሥ ሆይ፥ እነዚህ ሰዎች ነቢዮን ኤርምያስን በጕድጓድ ውስጥ በመጣላቸው በእርሱ ላይ በማድረጋቸው ሁሉ ክፉ አድርገዋል፤ በከተማይቱም ውስጥ እንጀራ ስለሌለ በዚያ በራብ ይሞታል።
38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.