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Jeremiah 38:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 38:10

Verse 10 of 28

Scripture focus

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

Jeremiah 38:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 38:10

Theological / Devotional

Thirty men. This seemingly large number may have been provided to meet any resistance to the prophet’s release that the princes might offer. One Hebrew MS has 3 in place of 30.

The apparent ease with which Zedekiah made a decision, only to revoke it a little later, testifies to a fundamental weakness of character. Vacillation proved to be the king’s undoing. For further comment, see on ch. 37:2.

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