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Jeremiah 38:7-13
7Now whenEbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569,oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of theeunuchsסָרִ֗יסsa.RisH5631who was in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֡עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that they hadputנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953; thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428thensittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144;
9Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582have doneevilהֵרֵ֜עוּhe.Re.'uH7489in all that they havedoneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213toJeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, whom they havecastהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993into thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953; and he is certain todieוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440hungerהָֽרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458in theplaceתַּחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478where he is: for there is no morebreadהַלֶּ֛חֶםha.Le.chemH3899in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.
10Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680EbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947from herethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582withtheeבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027, and takeupוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030out of thedungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953, before hediethיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
11SoEbedmelechH5663tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582withhimבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andwentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428under thetreasuryהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from thereoldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094clothesסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499andoldוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418, and let themdownוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971bycordsבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256into thedungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.
12AndEbedmelechH5663theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760now theseoldבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094clothesהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and oldragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418under thyarmsאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.khaH679H3027under thecordsלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256. AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.
13So they drewupוַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּvai.yim.she.KhuH4900Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414withcordsבַּֽחֲבָלִ֔יםba.cha.va.LimH2256, and tookhimוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of thedungeonהַבּ֑וֹרha.BorH953: andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414remainedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֖רba.cha.TzarH2691of theprisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ 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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