Jeremiah 38:10
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 38 connects to 4 cross-references. Officials throw Jeremiah into a cistern with mud where he sinks. The Ethiopian official Ebed-melech appeals to the king who permits his rescue. Zedekiah secretly asks Jeremiah again for a word: surrender to Babylon and live, or resist and die …
Other Translations
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.
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.'
Then the king gave orders to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take with you three men from here and get Jeremiah out of the water-hole before death overtakes him.
Cross References
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All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.