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Jeremiah 38:10

Ebed-melechJeremiah
Mercy and compassion

8 Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king,

9 “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.”

So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”

11 Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

12 Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
KJV
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
WEB
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
ASV
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
DARBY
And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
BLB
And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: “Take with you from this [place] thirty men and lift Jeremiah the prophet out the pit before he dies.
ÅB
Da befalte kongen etioperen Ebed-Melek: Ta tretti menn med deg herfra og dra profeten Jeremias opp av brønnen før han dør!
OTB
Da befalte kongen Ebed-Melek, kusjitten: "Ta med deg tretti menn herfra og få profeten Jeremias opp fra brønnen før han omkommer."
B1930
Da bød kongen etioperen Ebed-Melek: Ta tretti menn med dig herfra og dra profeten Jeremias op av brønnen før han dør!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 75:10

    “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

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  • Esther 8:7

    So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.

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  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

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  • Esther 5:2

    As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

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