Jeremiah 38:10

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commanded	וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה vay.tza.Veh	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ebed-melech	עֶֽבֶד 'e.ved-	H5663	Ebed-Melek · proper noun, a man's name
Ethiopian	הַכּוּשִׁ֖י ha.ku.Shi	H3569	a Cushite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Take	קַ֣ח kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
men	אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
thee	בְּיָדְךָ֤ be.ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ ve.ha.'a.Li.ta	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִ֛יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
dungeon	הַבּ֖וֹר ha.Bor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
die	יָמֽוּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Esther 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Est…
Esther 8:7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they hav…
Psalms 75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer 38:3): This city shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon; though it hold out long, it will taken at last. Nor would he have so often repeated this unwelcome message but that he could put them in a certain way, though not to save the city, yet to save themselves; so that every man might have his own life given him for a prey if he would be advised, Jer 38:2. Let him not stay in the city, in hopes to defend that, for it will be to no purpose, but let him go forth to the Chaldeans, and throw himself upon their mercy, before things come to extremity, and then he shall live; they will n…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:10

with thee--Hebrew, "in thine hand," that is, at "thy disposal" (Sa1 16:2). "From hence," that is, from the gate of Benjamin where the king was sitting (Jer 38:7). thirty men--not merely to draw up Jeremiah, but to guard Ebed-melech against any opposition on the part of the princes (Jer 38:1-4), in executing the king's command. Ebed-melech was rewarded for his faith, love, and courage, exhibited at a time when he might well fear the wrath of the princes, to which even the king had to yield (Jer 39:16-18).

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:10

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian,.... Being affected with the case of the prophet; and repenting of the leave he had given the princes to do with him as they pleased, gave orders as follows: saying, take from hence thirty men with thee; from the place where the king was, the gate of Benjamin; where very probably at this time was a garrison of soldiers, thirty of which were ordered to be taken; or these were to be taken out of the king's bodyguard, he had here with him. Josephus (w) calls them thirty of the king's servants, such as were about the king's person, or belonged to his household; and so the Syriac version of Jeremiah 38:11 says that Ebedmelech took with him men of…

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Dictionary and topics

Ebed-melech — A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, “one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house;” i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in…
Ethiopian — properly “Cushite,” (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech. (Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; 39:16)
Ebed-Melech · General references — General references
Ethiopia · Treats — Treats
Eunuch · Inf — Inf
Intercession · .Ebed-melech for — .Ebed-melech for
Prisoners · General references — General references
Zedekiah · .Impri — .Impri

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 38:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:10

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:10

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 38:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:10

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:10

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 38:10

Rashi on Jeremiah 38:10