KJV King James Version
And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
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Jeremiah 38:12
And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
WEB World English Bible
Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords. Jeremiah did so.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, ‘Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags under thine arm-holes, at the place of the cords,’ and Jeremiah doth so,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 38
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for [there is] no more bread in the city.
10 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.
11 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.
12 And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now [these] old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that [is] in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֡אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayעֶבֶד־H5663 · e.ved me.lekhEbed-melechמֶ֨לֶךְH5663 · e.ved me.lekhEbed-melechהַכּוּשִׁ֜יH3569 · ku.shiEthiopianאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)יִרְמְיָ֗הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahשִׂ֣יםH7760 · sumto set: makeנָ֠אH4994 · napleaseבְּלוֹאֵ֨יH1094 · be.looldהַסְּחָב֤וֹתH5499 · se.cha.vahragוְהַמְּלָחִים֙H4418 · ma.lachragתַּ֚חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underאַצִּל֣וֹתH679 · ats.tsiljointיָדֶ֔יךָH3027 · yadhandמִתַּ֖חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underלַחֲבָלִ֑יםH2256 · che.velMahalabוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doיִרְמְיָ֖הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahכֵּֽן׃H3651 · kenright
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.Romans 12:10[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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