Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 38:7-13
7Now Ebed-melechH5663the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜י אִ֣ישׁha.ku.Shi 'ishH3569H376,a court officialסָרִ֗יס וְהוּא֙sa.Ris ve.Hu'H5631H1931in the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־ha.Me.lekh ki-H4428H3588palaceבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had been putנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853intoאֶל־'el-H413the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.While the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at the Gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,
9“My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428אֵ֣ת'etH853menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have acted wickedlyהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they have doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213to Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.They have dropped himהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953,whereתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478he will starve to deathוַיָּ֤מָת מִפְּנֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔בvai.Ya.mot mi.pe.Nei ha.ra.'AvH4191H6440H7458,forכִּ֣יkiH3588there is noאֵ֥ין'einH369moreע֖וֹדodH5750breadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.”
10So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֛ת'etH853commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed-melechH5663the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑רha.ku.Shi le.MorH3569H559, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582fromמִן־min-H4480hereמִזֶּה֙mi.ZehH2088with youבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027and pullוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030אֶֽת־'et-H853out of the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962he diesיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.”
11Then Ebed-melechH5663אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582with himבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵית־veit-H1004,toאֶל־'el-H413a place belowתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the storehouseהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214.From thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947oldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094ragsסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and worn-outוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094clothesמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418and lowered themוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971with ropesבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414inאֶל־'el-H413the cisternהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953.
12Ebed-melechH5663the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569cried outוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “Putשִׂ֣ים נָ֠אsim na'H7760H4994these worn-outבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094ragsהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and clothesוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַתve.ha.me.la.Chim Ta.chatH4418H8478under your armsאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ מִתַּ֖חַת'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.kha mi.Ta.chatH679H3027H8478to pad the ropesלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256.”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651,
13and they pulled himיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414upוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900אֶֽת־'et-H853with the ropesבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256and liftedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853out ofמִן־min-H4480the cisternהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953.And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of the guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ סha.ma.ta.RahH4307.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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