Ebed - melech learned that the princes of Judah had wrongly charged the prophet Jeremiah with sedition and had thrown him into a cistern, there to die without food.
Ebed - melekh mendengar bahwa para pembesar Yehuda telah melontarkan tuduhan palsu bahwa nabi Yeremia menghasut orang - orang dan telah melemparkannya ke dalam perigi agar mati kelaparan.