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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, &#8220Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the king told Ebed-melech, “Take thirty of my men with you, and pull Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, &#8220Take thirty men from here under your authority and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take thirty men from here under your authority, and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take in your hand thirty men from here and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king commanded Ebed-melech, the Cushite, “Take from here thirty men under your authority and pull the prophet Jeremiah up from the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king commanded Ebed-melech, the Cushite, &#8220Take from here 30 men under your authority and pull Jeremiah the prophet up from the cistern before he dies.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zedekiah answered, "Take 30 of my soldiers and pull Jeremiah out before he dies." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the king gave Ebed Melech from Sudan this command: "Take 30 men from here, and lift the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the king ordered Ebedmelech to take with him three men and to pull me out of the well before I died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Ethiopian: "Thirty men are at your disposal. Take them with you and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, ?Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the king gave Ebed Melech the Ethiopian the following order: "Take thirty men with you from here and go pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, "Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dieth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king commands Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you thirty men from here, and you have brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king commandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, 'Take with thee from this thirty men, and thou hast brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dieth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king will command the king's servant the Cushite, saying, Take in thy hand from here thirty men, and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit before he shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: Take from hence thirty men with thee, end draw up Jeremias the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the king instructed Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying: “Take with you thirty men from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Ethiopian: “Take three men with you, and get Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take three men with you from here, and pull the prophet Jeremiah up from the cistern before he dies.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from here thirty men with you, and go and draw up Jeremiah out of the well before he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King commanded EbedMelek the Kushite and said to him: “Take thirty men with you from here, and go bring up Jeremiah from the well before he dies”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: 'Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the pit, before he die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king commanded Abdemelech, saying, Take with thee hence thirty men, and bring him up out of the dungeon, that he die not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=11860" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/38.htm">Jeremiah Rescued</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">So the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw·weh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5663.htm" title="5663: ‘e·ḇeḏ-From ebed and melek; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5663.htm" title="5663: me·leḵ (N-proper-ms) -- From ebed and melek; servant of a king; Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah.">Ebed-melech</a> <a href="/hebrew/3569.htm" title="3569: hak·kū·šî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Cush. Patronymically from Kuwsh; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush.">the Cushite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qaḥ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">“Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">here</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and pull</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: hab·bō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">out of the cistern</a> <a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962: bə·ṭe·rem (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he dies.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Jeremiah 37:21</a></span><br />So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Jeremiah 39:11-12</a></span><br />Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, / “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a></span><br />On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-7</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">2 Chronicles 36:11-13</a></span><br />Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD. / He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah 37:6-7</a></span><br />who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. / Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5-6</a></span><br />“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. / And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15-18</a></span><br />But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ / ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. / Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24</a></span><br />When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-23.htm">Acts 23:23-24</a></span><br />Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night. / Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-23.htm">Acts 24:23</a></span><br />He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/25-4.htm">Acts 25:4-5</a></span><br />But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon. / So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-43.htm">Acts 27:43</a></span><br />But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.</p><p class="hdg">the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Esther 5:2</a></b></br> And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, <i>that</i> she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that <i>was</i> in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Esther 8:7</a></b></br> Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Psalm 75:10</a></b></br> All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; <i>but</i> the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.</p><p class="hdg">with thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Cushite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-8.htm">Ebedmelech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-8.htm">Ebed-Melech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-8.htm">E'bed-Mel'ech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Ethiopian</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-20.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Water-Hole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-12.htm">Cushite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-24.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Ebedmelech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Ebed-Melech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">E'bed-Mel'ech</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-12.htm">Ethiopian</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/john/12-35.htm">Overtakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Water-Hole</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-24.htm">By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His position in the royal court suggests a level of trust and responsibility, despite his foreign origin. This highlights the inclusivity of God's work, as He uses individuals from diverse backgrounds to fulfill His purposes. The king in question is Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, who was often indecisive and swayed by his officials. This command shows a moment of courage and justice, as Ebed-melech advocates for Jeremiah, who was unjustly imprisoned.<p><b>“Take thirty men from here with you</b><br>The number thirty may indicate the seriousness of the task or the potential resistance they might face. It underscores the danger and urgency of the mission to rescue Jeremiah. The presence of thirty men also suggests the cistern was in a public or guarded area, requiring a significant force to ensure the prophet's safe extraction. This reflects the political tension and fear of backlash from those who opposed Jeremiah's prophecies.<p><b>and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern</b><br>Jeremiah, known as the "weeping prophet," was thrown into a cistern for his prophecies against Jerusalem, which were seen as demoralizing during the Babylonian siege. The cistern, likely a deep pit used to collect rainwater, was muddy and could lead to death by starvation or drowning. This act of pulling him out symbolizes deliverance and God's protection over His prophets. It also prefigures the resurrection theme, where God's chosen are lifted from the pit of despair or death.<p><b>before he dies.”</b><br>The urgency in the king's command highlights the dire situation Jeremiah was in. It reflects the value of life and the importance of preserving the voice of God's prophet. This moment of rescue can be seen as a divine intervention, ensuring that Jeremiah's mission and message continue. It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His servants, even in the darkest times. The phrase echoes the biblical theme of God delivering His people from death, as seen in the stories of Joseph, Daniel, and ultimately, Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_zedekiah.htm">King Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who reigned during the time of the Babylonian siege. He is depicted as a weak leader, often swayed by his officials but occasionally showing concern for Jeremiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ebed-melech_the_cushite.htm">Ebed-melech the Cushite</a></b><br>A foreigner and a servant in the king's palace, Ebed-melech demonstrates courage and compassion by advocating for Jeremiah's release from the cistern.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah_the_prophet.htm">Jeremiah the Prophet</a></b><br>Known as the "weeping prophet," Jeremiah was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to Judah. At this point, he is imprisoned in a cistern, facing death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cistern.htm">The Cistern</a></b><br>A pit or well used to store water, which in this context, becomes a place of imprisonment and potential death for Jeremiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_thirty_men.htm">The Thirty Men</a></b><br>These men were commanded by King Zedekiah to assist Ebed-melech in rescuing Jeremiah, indicating the seriousness of the task and the potential resistance they might face.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_advocacy.htm">Courage in Advocacy</a></b><br>Ebed-melech's actions teach us the importance of standing up for justice and righteousness, even when it involves personal risk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>Jeremiah's rescue from the cistern is a testament to God's protection and faithfulness to His servants, reminding us that God is in control even in dire circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_outsiders.htm">The Role of Outsiders</a></b><br>Ebed-melech, a foreigner, plays a crucial role in God's plan, illustrating that God can use anyone, regardless of their background, to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>King Zedekiah's decision to rescue Jeremiah, albeit under pressure, shows the impact of leadership choices and the importance of listening to wise counsel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to act on their faith, demonstrating that true faith often requires taking bold steps to help others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_bible's_cushites.htm">Who are the Cushites mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jer._38_17-23_contradict_repentance.htm">In Jeremiah 38:17-23, why does the prophecy of doom seem to contradict other biblical passages where repentance and prayer avert catastrophe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jeremiah_38_15-16's_account_reliable.htm">In Jeremiah 38:15-16, how reliable is the account of a secret meeting between Jeremiah and King Zedekiah when both sides had clear motives to document or distort events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_jeremiah's_global_impact.htm">Jeremiah 1:10 - Why is there no clear historical record of Jeremiah achieving the massive global influence implied in this verse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Take from hence thirty men.</span>--The number seems a large one for the purpose, especially when we consider that the men were sent from a post from which they could ill be spared, but the king may have wished to guard against resistance on the part of the princes. Hitzig, however, conjectures that "three men" was the original reading of the Hebrew text.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thirty men.</span> Why so many were sent is not clear. Are we to suppose that the princes would resist Jeremiah's release? But "the king is not he," etc. (ver. 5). Is it not a scribe's error for "three" (so Ewald, Hitzig, and Graf)? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ebed-melech</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5663.htm">Strong's 5663: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ebed-melech -- 'servant of a king', an official under King Zedekiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Cushite,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכּוּשִׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kū·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3569.htm">Strong's 3569: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cushite -- descendant of Cush</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Take</span><br /><span class="heb">קַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thirty</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirty, thirtieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">here</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדְךָ֤</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pull</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִ֛יא</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of the cistern</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבּ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, cistern, well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטֶ֥רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭe·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Non-occurrence, not yet, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he dies.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 38:10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 38:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>