bots denotes the mire into which feet sink in a figurative saying of being checked and turned back.

The attested use names the mire in which feet have sunk as the saying concludes that they have turned back in Jeremiah 38:22.

1. Mire beneath sinking feet · dominant

   In Jeremiah 38:22, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that the feet have sunk and then turned back; the APB renders the clause, "your feet have sunk in the mire; they have turned back."

   Jeremiah 38:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 38:22, the APB presents the term in the clause "your feet have sunk in the mire." The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the image of feet sinking.