Where was Jeremiah when he was thrown into a cistern and left to sink into the mud?
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Correct answer: The courtyard of the guard
Jeremiah 38 records that officials threw him into the cistern of Malkijah in the courtyard of the guard. He was rescued by Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, who used rags and ropes to pull him out.
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