Jeremiah 38:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Ebed Melech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms. When we pull you out, these rags will pad your underarms. Then the ropes will not hurt you.” So Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech said.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you through Christ.

Romans 12:10

Love each other in a way that makes you feel close like brothers and sisters. And give each other more honor than you give yourself.

Romans 12:15

When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.

Jeremiah 38:7

But a man named Ebed Melech heard that the officials had put Jeremiah into the cistern. Ebed Melech was from Ethiopia, and he was a eunuch in the king’s palace. King Zedekiah was sitting at the Benjamin Gate, so Ebed Melech left the king’s palace and went to talk to the king at the gate.

Jeremiah 38:11

So Ebed Melech took the men with him. But first he went to a room under the storeroom in the king’s palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from that room. Then he let the rags down with some ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

Jeremiah 38:13

The men pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah stayed under guard in the courtyard of the guardhouse.