Malchijah

And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose.

And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseah on his right hand, and Pedeah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashem, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshulam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people.

And as he opened it, all the people stood.

Jeremiah counsels Zedekiah concerning the war.

Then Shephetiah the son of Matan, and Gedaliah the son of Pasher, and Juchel the son of Shelamiah, and Pasher the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.

But he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live, for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

For this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand, for the king is not he that can do anything against you.

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hamalek, that was in the court of the prison.

And they let down Jeremiah with cords.

And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose.

And beside him stood Mattathiah, Shammah, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masaiah on his right hand, and Padaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashem, Hashbanijah, Zechariah, and Meshulam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people.

And as he opened it, all the people stood." And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God.

Jeremiah cast into the cistern.

Now Shephatiah the son of Matan, Gedaliah the son of Pashor, Juchul the son of Shalamiah, and Pashor the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people.

Thus says the Lord, He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.

But he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live.

For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm.

King Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hands, for the king can do nothing against you.

So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes.

And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud.

He's in your hands, King Zedekiah said, for the king can do nothing to stop you.

So they seized Jeremiah, threw him into the cistern of the royal prince Malchiah within the prison quarters, and lowered him down by ropes.

Now there wasn't any water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah began to sink into the mud.

Obed-Melech, the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, got word that they had thrown Jeremiah into the cistern.

And Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the purpose.

And beside him stood Mattathiah, Shammah, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseah on his right hand, and Padaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashpadnah, Zechariah, and Meshulam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people.

And as he opened it, all the people stood.

Because of all this, we make a firm covenant in writing.

On the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.

On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah, Zedekiah, Saraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pasher, Amariah, Malkijah, Hattush, Shebaniah, Malach, Harim, Merimoth, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginathon, Baruch, Meshulam, Abijah, Mijamin, Maziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah.

These are the priests.

Ezra, the teacher of the law, stood on a wooden platform built for the occasion.

Beside him, on his right, stood Mattathiah, Shema, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, Messiah, and his left was Pediah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashem, Hashbananan, Zechariah, and Meshulam.

Ezra opened the book, all the people could see him because he was standing above them.

And as he opened it, the people all stood up.

I cannot do anything to stop you.

So they took Jeremiah and put him in an open well that belonged to the king's son, Melchizedek.

This well was in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

The officials used ropes to lower Jeremiah down into the well.