Jeremiah 38 · Verse 10

Jeremiah 38:10

Then the king commanded Ebed–melech 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, King James Version

Jeremiah 38:10 in other translations

BSBSo the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
WEBThen the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
ASVThen the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
YLTAnd the king commandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, ‘Take with thee from this thirty men, and thou hast brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dieth.'
DARBYAnd the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
BBEThen the king gave orders to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take with you three men from here and get Jeremiah out of the water-hole before death overtakes him.
WebsterThen the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dieth.

What does Jeremiah 38:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. with thee--Hebrew, "in thine hand," that is, at "thy disposal" (1Sa 16:2). "From hence," that is, from the gate of Benjamin where the king was sitting (Jr 38:7). thirty men--not merely to draw up Jeremiah, but to guard Ebed-melech against any opposition on the part of the princes (Jr 38:1-4), in executing the king's command. Ebed-melech was rewarded for his faith, love, and courage, exhibited at a time when he might well fear the wrath of the princes, to which even the king had to yield (Jr 39:16-18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Take from hence thirty men - The king was determined that he should be rescued by force, if the princes opposed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jeremiah is cast into a dungeon, from whence he is delivered by an Ethiopian. (Jr 38:1-13) He advises the king to surrender to the Chaldeans. (Jr 38:14-28) Verses 1-13 Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers as enemies, because they show what enemies the wicked are to themselves while impenitent. Jeremiah was…

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Jeremiah 38:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.Vehand he commandedH6680
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H853
עֶֽבֶד\־'e.ved-EbedH5663
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhMelechH5663
הַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.Shithe CushiteH3569
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
קַ֣חkachtakeH3947
בְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.Khain hand yourH3027
מִזֶּה֙mi.Zehfrom hereH2088
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taand you will bring upH5927
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַבּ֖וֹרha.Borthe cisternH953
בְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH2962
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 38:10

  • Psalms 75:10

    All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

  • Esther 8:7

    Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • Esther 5:2

    And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king.
Es 5:2; 8:7; Ps 75:10; Pr 21:1
with thee. Heb. in thine hand.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

  • Jeremiah 38:10

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

  • Jeremiah 38:11

    So Ebed–melech 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.

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Jeremiah 38:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces mandó el rey al mismo Ebed-melec Etiope, diciendo: Toma en tu poder treinta hombres de aquí, y haz sacar á Jeremías profeta de la mazmorra, antes que muera.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi commanda à Ébed-Mélec, l’Éthiopien, disant: Prends d’ici 30 hommes sous tes ordres, et fais monter Jérémie le prophète hors de la fosse, avant qu’il meure.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König gebot Ebedmelech, dem Äthiopier, und sprach: Nimm von hier dreißig Männer unter deine Hand und hole den Propheten Jeremia aus der Grube herauf, bevor er stirbt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Præcepit itaque rex Abdemelech Æthiopi, dicens: Tolle tecum hinc triginta viros, et leva Jeremiam prophetam de lacu, antequam moriatur.