Jeremiah 38:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so.”
Jeremiah 38:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. ”
Jeremiah 38:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, `Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at the place of the cords,' and Jeremiah doth so,”
Jeremiah 38:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. ”
Jeremiah 38:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ebed-melech the blacke More sayde vnto Ieremiah, Put now these olde rotten ragges and worne, vnder thine arme holes, betweene the coards. And Ieremiah did so.”
Jeremiah 38:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:12 in Context — 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.
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.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
What Does Jeremiah 38:12 Mean?
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