Jeremiah 38:12 meaning and explanation
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,
Jeremiah 38:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Ebed-melech, a Cushite court official, is speaking to Jeremiah, who has been lowered into a muddy cistern and left to die by Jerusalem's officials because his message of surrender seemed to undermine the city's defense. The king had given Ebed-melech thirty men to rescue the prophet.
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