Jeremiah 38:11

Jeremiah 38:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Ebed–melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
• New International Version (NIV)So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe in the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there old clothes and old rags, and let them down by ropes into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

Context of Jeremiah 38:11

9‘My master, the king, those men have done very wicked things to the prophet Jeremiah. They have put him in a deep hole. He will soon die there because there is no food in the city.’ 10Then the king gave this command to Ebed-Melech. He said, ‘Take 30 men with you from here. Go and lift Jeremiah out of the deep hole before he dies.’ So Ebed-Melech took the men with him. He went to a room in the palace where they stored valuable things. He took some old clothes and pieces of cloth from there. He tied them to the end of some ropes. Then he let them drop down into the deep hole where Jeremiah was. 12He said to Jeremiah, ‘Put these old cloths and clothes under your arms. Then tie the ropes over them so that they do not hurt you.’ Jeremiah did as Ebed-Melech told him. 13Then they pulled Jeremiah up out of the deep hole. But Jeremiah still had to stay in the palace yard with the guards.

Jeremiah 38:11 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀ עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיָּבֹ֤א בֵית־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־תַּ֣חַת הָאוֹצָ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ בְּלוֹיֵ֣ סְחָב֔וֹת וּבְלוֹיֵ֖ מְלָחִ֑ים וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧ם אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־הַבּ֖וֹר בַּחֲבָלִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Ebed–melechעֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ‛ebed melek · Ebed-melechH5663
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• with himיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• under the treasuryאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• thence oldבְּלוֹאbelô' belôy · oldH1094
• cast cloutsסְחָבָהsechâbâh · ragH5499
• rotten ragsמֶ֫לַחmâlâch · ragH4418
• and let them downשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• by cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• into the dungeonבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 38:11

• Jeremiah 38:6So the officers took hold of Jeremiah. They put him in a deep hole in the palace yard where the guards were. Prince Malkijah had made the hole to store water. There was no water in the hole, but only mud. They tied ropes around Jeremiah and they slowly dropped him into the hole. Jeremiah fell deep into the mud.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Went into the house of the king - and took thence - The eastern kings had their wardrobes always well furnished; as garments were a usual present to ambassadors, etc. I cannot think that, in the proper acceptation of the words, these were in any part of the king's house. Old cast clouts, and old rotten rags - The fact seems to be this: there were several garments that had been used, and would not be used again; and there were others which, through…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Old cast clouts … - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian rescuer (Jeremiah 38:7), was a compassionate person who wanted to protect Jeremiah's frail body as much as possible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. cast clouts--"torn clothes" [Henderson]. rotten rags--"worn-out garments." God can make the meanest things His instruments of goodness to His people (1Co 1:27-29). under ... armholes--"under the joints of thine hands," that is, where the fingers join the hand, the clothes being in order that the hands should not be cut by the cords [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 38:11

• Ebed-Melech
• Ethiopia
• Eunuch
• Intercession
• Jeremiah
• Minister, Christian
• Prisoners
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Ebed-Melech
• Ebedmelech
• Clout
• Jeremiah (2)
• Pashhur, Pashur
• Rag
• Rot; Rottenness
• Treasure; Treasurer; Treasury
• Zedekiah (2)

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