Jeremiah 38
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 38:6-8

6Then they tookH3947 JeremiahH3414 and castH7993 him into the 1cisternH953 of MalchijahH4441 the king’sH4428 sonH1121, whichH834 was in the courtH2691 of the guardhouseH4307; and they letH7971 JeremiahH3414 downH7971 with ropesH2256. Now in the cisternH953 thereH369 was noH369 waterH4325 but onlyH518 2mudH2916, and JeremiahH3414 sankH2883 into the mudH2916.

7But 3Ebed-melechH5663 the EthiopianH3569, 4a 5eunuchH5631, while he was in the king’sH4428 palaceH1004, heardH8085 that they had putH5414 JeremiahH3414 into the cisternH953. Now the kingH4428 was sittingH3427 in the 6GateH8179 of BenjaminH1144;

8and Ebed-melechH5663 wentH3318 out from the king’sH4428 palaceH1004 and spokeH1696 to the kingH4428, sayingH559,

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 38:6 Jer 37:16, 21; Acts 16:24 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 38:6 Ps 40:2; 69:2, 14, 15; Jer 38:22; Zech 9:11 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 38:7 Jer 39:16 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 38:7 Or an official ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 38:7 Jer 29:2; Acts 8:27 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 38:7 Deut 21:19; Job 29:7; Jer 37:13; Amos 5:10 ↩

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