“They thought ol’ Jeremiah
Not in the text. Sorry sheila.
Nah....Jeremiah kept telling the Judeans...look God is going to give you to Nebuchudnezzar...the party is over because of the sins of the nation, but it will go lots better for you if you give up, swear fealty to the new order, you might just keep your heads...or as....
Jeremiah 38:54Then the officials said to the king, “Now let this man be put to death, inasmuch as he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people but rather their harm.” 5So King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you.” 6Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.…”
Is that better for you, Alice dear?