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Jeremiah 38:6-8
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:6-8
English Standard Version
6 So they took Jeremiah (A)and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in (B)the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down (C)by ropes. (D)And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and (E)Jeremiah sank in the mud.
Jeremiah Rescued from the Cistern
7 When (F)Ebed-melech (G)the Ethiopian, (H)a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern—the king was sitting (I)in the Benjamin Gate— 8 (J)Ebed-melech went from the king's house and said to the king,
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Jeremiah 38:6-8
New International Version
Jeremiah 38:6-8
New International Version
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard.(A) They lowered Jeremiah by ropes(B) into the cistern; it had no water in it,(C) only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.(D)
7 But Ebed-Melek,(E) a Cushite,[a] an official[b](F) in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,(G) 8 Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him,
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
- Jeremiah 38:7 Or a eunuch
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