Jeremiah 38:10
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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.So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
In 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.So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
Hebrew words
וַיְצַוֶּהvaytzavehand he commandedH6680הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֵת'et<obj.>H853עֶבֶד־'eved-EbedH5663מֶלֶךְmelekhMelechH5663הַכּוּשִׁיhakushithe CushiteH3569לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559קַחkachtakeH3947בְּיָדְךָbeyadekhain hand yourH3027מִזֶּהmizehfrom hereH2088שְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshimthirtyH7970אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582וְהַעֲלִיתָveha'alitaand you will bring upH5927אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִרְמְיָהוּyirmeyahuJeremiahH3414הַנָּבִיאhanavi'the prophetH5030מִן־min-fromH4480הַבּוֹרhaborthe cisternH953בְּטֶרֶםbeterem<in> beforeH2962יָמוּת׃yamuthe will dieH4191
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Related verses
- Esther 8:7Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
- Esther 5:2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
- Psalm 75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
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People: Ebed-melech, Jeremiah