12 Then 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. 13 So they pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern, and Jeremiah stayed in the (A)court of the guardhouse.

14 Then King Zedekiah (B)sent and [a]had Jeremiah the prophet brought to him at the third entrance that is in the house of the Lord; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am going to (C)ask you something; do not hide anything from me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 38:14 Lit took Jeremiah the prophet to him