Then Ebed-melechthe Ethiopiansaidto Jeremiah,"Nowputthese worn-outclothesand ragsunderyour armpitsunderthe ropes";and Jeremiahdidso.
So Ebed-melechtookthe menunder his authorityand wentinto the king'spalaceto [a place] beneaththe storeroomand tookfrom thereworn-outclothesand worn-outragsand letthem downby ropesinto the cisternto Jeremiah.
So they pulledJeremiahup with the ropesand liftedhim out of the cistern,and Jeremiahstayedin the courtof the guardhouse.
But Ebed-melechthe Ethiopian,a eunuch,while he was in the king'spalace,heardthat they had putJeremiahinto the cistern.Now the kingwas sittingin the Gateof Benjamin;
[Be] devotedto oneanotherin brotherly love;give preferenceto one anotherin honor;
Rejoicewith those who rejoice,and weepwith those who weep.
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.