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Once, they put the prophet Jeremiah into a dry well

This begins a new event about Jeremiah being held captive in a well. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)

a dry well

The well did not currently have any water in it, but it did still have mud in the bottom. This could be translated as: “an empty well.”

But then the king had mercy on him

The connecting word But contrasts the people putting Jeremiah in the well to die, and the king having mercy on him and ordering him brought out. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-contrast)

had mercy on him

This means he was kind to Jeremiah and helped him.