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Jeremia 38,7

BenjaminEbed-melechJeremiahGate of Benjamin
Mercy and compassionCourage and strengthThe stranger and outcast

5 Kong Sidkia sa: "Se, han er i deres hender; kongen kan ikke gjøre noe for å motsette seg dere."

6 Så tok de Jeremias og satte ham i brønnen til Malkia, kongens sønn, som var i vaktgården. De senket Jeremias ned med tau i brønnen; det var ikke vann i den, bare gjørme, og Jeremias sank ned i gjørmen.

Men Ebed-Melek, en kusjitt, en tjenestemann i det kongelige palasset, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremias i brønnen. Nå satt kongen ved Benjamin-porten;

8 Ebed-Melek gikk ut fra palasset og talte til kongen og sa:

9 "Min herre konge, disse mennene har handlet ondt i alt de har gjort mot profeten Jeremias. De har kastet ham i en brønn, hvor han vil dø på grunn av sulten, for det er ikke mer brød i byen."

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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
Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
KJV
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
WEB
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),
ASV
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king`s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,)
DARBY
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,
BLB
And Ebed-melech the Cushite, a eunuch who [was] in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern—and the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin—
ÅB
Men etioperen Ebed-Melek, en gilding som tjente i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremias i brønnen - kongen satt da i Benjamin-porten.
OTB
Men Ebed-Melek, en kusjitt, en tjenestemann i det kongelige palasset, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremias i brønnen. Nå satt kongen ved Benjamin-porten;
B1930
Men etioperen Ebed-Melek, en gilding som tjente i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremias i brønnen - kongen satt da i Benjamin-porten.

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