Jeremiah 38:12
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.
Jeremiah 38:12 in other translations
| BSB | 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, |
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| WEB | Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so. |
| ASV | 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 | 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, |
| DARBY | And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, these old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. |
| BBE | And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. |
| Webster | And Ebed-melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and decayed rags under thy arm-holes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. |
What does Jeremiah 38:12 mean?
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…
Jeremiah 38:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 38:12
- Ephesians 4:32
And 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 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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Context
- 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.
- Jeremiah 38:12
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.
- Jeremiah 38:13
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Jeremiah 38:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Ebed-melec Etiope á Jeremías: Pon ahora esos trapos viejos, traídos, y rotos, bajo los sobacos de tus brazos, debajo de las sogas. Y lo hizo así Jeremías. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et Ébed-Mélec, l’Éthiopien, dit à Jérémie: Mets ces vieux lambeaux et ces haillons sous les aisselles de tes bras, sous les cordes. Et Jérémie fit ainsi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Ebedmelech, der Äthiopier, sprach zu Jeremia: Lege doch diese zerrissenen Lappen und abgetragenen Lumpen unter die Achseln deiner Arme, unter die Stricke. Und Jeremia tat also. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Abdemelech Æthiops ad Jeremiam: Pone veteres pannos, et hæc scissa et putrida, sub cubito manuum tuarum, et super funes. Fecit ergo Jeremias sic, |