Jeremiah 38:8
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
7 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;
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
10 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.
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
- Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king,
- KJV
- Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
- WEB
- Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
- ASV
- Ebed-melech went forth out of the king`s house, and spake to the king, saying,
- DARBY
- and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,
- BLB
- and Ebed-melech went forth from the house of the king, and he spoke to the king, saying:
- ÅB
- Så gikk Ebed-Melek ut av kongens hus og talte til kongen og sa:
- OTB
- Ebed-Melek gikk ut fra palasset og talte til kongen og sa:
- B1930
- Så gikk Ebed-Melek ut av kongens hus og talte til kongen og sa: