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Jeremiah 38:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 38:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the (A)cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only (B)mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. 7 But (C)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, [a]a (D)eunuch, while he was in the king’s palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. Now the king was sitting in the (E)Gate of Benjamin; 8 and Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and spoke to the king, saying,
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- Jeremiah 38:7 Or an official
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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