Jeremiah 38:11

KJV

So Ebed–melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

— Jeremiah 38:11, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 38 connects to 0 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 …

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Other Translations

ASV

So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

YLT

And Ebed-Melech taketh the men with him, and entereth the house of the king, unto the place of the treasury, and taketh thence worn-out clouts, and worn-out rags, and sendeth them unto Jeremiah unto the pit by cords.

BBE

So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king, to the place where the clothing was kept, and got from there old clothing and bits of old cloth, and let them down by cords into the water-hole where Jeremiah was.