Jeremiah 38:11 — Bible Verse (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 (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.”
Jeremiah 38:11 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 38:11 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. ”
Jeremiah 38:11 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Ebed-melech tooke the men with him and went to the house of the King vnder the treasurie, and tooke there olde rotten ragges, and olde worne cloutes, and let them downe by coards into the dungeon to Ieremiah.”
Jeremiah 38:11 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:11 in Context — Jeremiah 38
9 My 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 like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
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.
11 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.
12 And Ebed–melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
What Does Jeremiah 38:11 Mean?
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