Jeremiah 38:7 meaning and explanation
Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
Jeremiah 38:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Ebed-melech is a Cushite, a foreigner from the region of ancient Cush, and he serves as a court official in Zedekiah's palace. The verse marks a turning point in the chapter: Jeremiah has just been lowered into a muddy cistern by the officials who wanted him dead, and word of it reaches this outsider.
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