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Jeremiah 38:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 38:11

Verse 11 of 28

Scripture focus

So Ebedmelech 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.

Jeremiah 38:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 38:11

Theological / Devotional

Treasury. Or, “storehouse.”

Clouts. An Old English word meaning cloth patches, or rags. The thoughtfulness of Ebed-melech shines forth as a gem in this narrative. Ropes alone would have been sufficient to save Jeremiah. But Ebed-melech provided rags, so that the ropes would not cut into the flesh of the elderly prophet.

Cords. That is, ropes.

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