Jeremiah 38:7

Now when Ebedmelech 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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ebed-melech	עֶֽבֶד 'e.ved-	H5663	Ebed-Melek · proper noun, a man's name
Ethiopian	הַכּוּשִׁ֜י ha.ku.Shi	H3569	a Cushite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
one	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
eunuchs	סָרִ֗יס sa.Ris	H5631	a eunuch · noun, common masculine singular absolute
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	בְּבֵ֣ית be.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע vai.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
put	נָתְנ֥וּ na.te.Nu	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
dungeon	הַבּ֑וֹר ha.Bor	H953	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a priso… · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ ve.ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sitting	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
gate	בְּשַׁ֥עַר be.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִֽן bin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Amos 5:10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Deuteronomy 21:19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
Jeremiah 29:2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were…
Jeremiah 37:13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah;…
Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Jeremiah 39:16-18 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this…
Matthew 8:11-12 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of he…
Matthew 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

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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 38:7

Ebed-melech--The Hebrew designation given this Ethiopian, meaning "king's servant." Already, even at this early time, God wished to show what good reason there was for calling the Gentiles to salvation. An Ethiopian stranger saves the prophet whom his own countrymen, the Jews, tried to destroy. So the Gentiles believed in Christ whom the Jews crucified, and Ethiopians were among the earliest converts (Act 2:10, Act 2:41; Act 8:27-39). Ebed-melech probably was keeper of the royal harem, and so had private access to the king. The eunuchs over harems in the present day are mostly from Nubia or Abyssinia.

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:7

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian,.... The Targum renders it, "a servant of King Zedekiah;'' which Jarchi, and other writers, following, make Zedekiah to be the Ethiopian; so called, because as an Ethiopian differs in his skin, so Zedekiah differed in his righteousness, from the rest of his generation; and this his servant, he, with others (r), takes to be Baruch the son of Neriah, but without any foundation; but, as Kimchi observes, with whom Abarbinel and Ben Melech agree, had this word "Ebedmelech" been an appellation, the usual article would have been prefixed before the word "king", as in the next clause; and somewhere or other his name would have been given; but it is a proper name,…

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Dictionary and topics

Benjamin — Son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His…
Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of — (Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
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…
Ebedmelech — (a king’s servant), an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of King Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison. (Jeremiah 38:7) ff.; Jere 39:15 ff. (B.C. 1589).
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
Gates · Thrones of kings at — Thrones of kings at
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 38:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:7

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:7

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Jeremiah 38:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:7

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:7

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:7-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 38:7-8

Rashi on Jeremiah 38:7