So Ebed-melech took the men under his authority and went to the king’s palace to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
Jeremiah 38:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Ebed-melech the Cushite called down to Jeremiah, ‘Place these old rags and clothes between your armpits and the ropes.’ Jeremiah did this. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these old rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the ropes. And Jeremiah did so. 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. Common English Bible and called to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and scraps of clothing under your arms and hold on to the ropes.” When Jeremiah did this, Catholic Public Domain Version And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah: "Place these old garments, and these cut and decaying cloths, under your arms and over the ropes." And Jeremiah did so. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abdemelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremias: Put these old rags and these rent and rotten things under thy arms and upon the cords: And Jeremias did so. |
So Ebed-melech took the men under his authority and went to the king’s palace to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
They pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern, but he remained in the guard’s courtyard.
But Ebed-melech, a Cushite court official in the king’s palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate,
Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honouring one another.
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.