Jeremiah was put in stocks, imprisoned in “the house of fetters, ” and thrown into a cistern. He suffered this abuse at the hands of the very people whom he wished to help.
وَتَمَامًا كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلِٱضْطِهَادَ وَٱلِٱسْتِهْزَاءَ لَمْ يُسْكِتَا إِرْمِيَا ،‏ فَإِنَّهُمَا لَا يُسْكِتَانِنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا ٱلْيَوْمَ .‏