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 lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have thrown into the cistern; and he will die right where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.” 10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take thirty men from here under your authority and bring Jeremiah the prophet up from the cistern before he dies.” So Ebed-melech took the men under his authority and went into the king’s palace to a place beneath the storeroom, and took from there worn-out clothes and worn-out rags, and let them down by ropes into the cistern to Jeremiah. 12Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these worn-out clothes and rags under your armpits under the ropes”; and Jeremiah did so. 13So they pulled Jeremiah out with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern, and Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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

• So Ebed-melechעֶ֫בֶד מֶ֫לֶךְ‛ebed melek · Ebed-melechH5663
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• authorityיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• palaceבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• beneathתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• the storeroomאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• from thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• worn-outבְּלוֹאbelô' belôy · oldH1094
• clothesסְחָבָהsechâbâh · ragH5499
• ragsמֶ֫לַחmâlâch · ragH4418
• and letשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• by ropesחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• into the cisternבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 38:11

• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank 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