Jeremiah 38:9

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have thrown into the pit. And he is likely to die of hunger in the place where he is, for there is no more bread in the city.

Jeremiah 52:6

And in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, the famine was very grievous in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Esther 7:4-6

For we are sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for men-slaves and women-slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not make up for the king's damage.

Job 31:34

then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.

Jeremiah 37:21-6

And Zedekiah the king commanded that they should put Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him a piece of bread out of the bakers' street daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

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My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

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Jeremiah 38:1
And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,
Esther 7:4
For we are sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for men-slaves and women-slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not make up for the king's damage.
Job 31:34
then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door.
Proverbs 24:11
Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.

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Genesis 47:18
When that year was ended, they came to him the second year and said, We will not hide it from my lord, that our silver has failed, also our herds of cattle, going to my lord. Nothing is left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies and our lands.