Jeremiah 38:8
Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
Jeremiah 38:8 in other translations
| BSB | Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, |
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| WEB | Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying, |
| ASV | Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying, |
| YLT | and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying, |
| DARBY | — and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying, |
| BBE | And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king, |
| Webster | Ebed-melech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying, |
What does Jeremiah 38:8 mean?
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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 38:8 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Jeremiah 38:7
Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
- Jeremiah 38:8
Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
- 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 38:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ebed-melec salió de la casa del rey, y habló al rey, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Ébed-Mélec sortit de la maison du roi, et parla au roi, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Ebedmelech ging aus dem Hause des Königs hinaus und redete zum König und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et egressus est Abdemelech de domo regis, et locutus est ad regem, dicens: |