Jeremiah 38:8

Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

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Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,

In Context

7Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),

9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon. And he is likely to die in the place where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread

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Cross References

Jeremiah 32:3For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Why do thou prophesy, and say, Thus says LORD: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:2-14

Jeremiah Put into the Dungeon; Ebed-melech's Care of Jeremiah. ( b. c. 589.) 1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord , He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 3 Thus saith… Read the whole commentary →

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