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 - Melek kuulis, et Juuda vürstid olid alusetult süüdistanud Jeremijat mässule õhutamises ning visanud ta kaevu, kus too oleks nälga surnud.