 Jeremiah asked him, Please don't put me back in the dungeon. And the king had him kept in the courtyard and given food. So far, so good. But some of the prince's powerful men who had felt the sting of the words of Jeremiah insisted that he be silenced. And the official said to the king, This man's got to be put to death. He is discouraging the soldiers who's left in this city as well as all the people by the things he's saying. He is not seeking the good of these people, but they're ruined.