¹⁶ And Zedekiah^◦ the king promised in a hidden way unto Jeremiah^◦, saying, As Jehovah lives, who made us this soul, I will not put· thee ·to·​·death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men^◦ that seek thy soul.

²¹ And Zedekiah^◦ the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah^◦ into the court of the prison^◦, and give to him for the day a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers, until all the bread from the city was finished. And Jeremiah^◦ dwelt in the court of the prison^◦.