One of Jeremiah's Prisons - 2 Feb 2012

 In ancient Jerusalem water was collected in huge cisterns.  The prophet Jeremiah was held in this cistern according to legend.  It is winter and there has been a lot of rain so this cistern is nearly full.  He would have had to have been held in the summer when the water level was low.

interestingly this is less than 100 feet from the Garden tomb.  It is almost certain that Jeremiah was a type and shadow of Christ as he was held in the belly of the earth and so near to the place where the Savior of the world was laid.  

Jeremiah had to be let down and brought up by a rope, so the cistern is very deep and this hole is the only way out.