geneva Jeremiah:38:1-13
geneva@Jeremiah:38:1 @ Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of (note:)For Zedekiah had sent these to Jeremiah to enquire at the Lord for the state of the country how when Nebuchadnezzar came, as in (Jer_21:1).(:note) Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,
geneva@Jeremiah:38:2 @ Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for (note:)Read (Jer_21:9, Jer_45:5).(:note) a prize, and shall live.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:3 @ Thus sayth the Lord, This citie shall surely be giuen into the hand of the King of Babels armie, which shall take it.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:4 @ Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war (note:)Thus we see how the wicked when they cannot abide to hear the truth of God's word, seek to put the ministers to death, as transgressors of policies.(:note) that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the harm.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:5 @ Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] (note:)In which he grievously offended in that not only would he not hear the truth spoken by the prophet, but also gave him to the lusts of the wicked to be cruelly treated.(:note) thing against you.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:6 @ Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in the dungeon there was no water but myre: so Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:7 @ Now when Ebedmelech the Cushite, one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the (note:)To hear matters and give sentence.(:note) gate of Benjamin;
geneva@Jeremiah:38:8 @ And Ebed-melech went out of the Kings house, and spake to the King, saying,
geneva@Jeremiah:38:9 @ My lord the king, (note:)By this is declared that the prophet found more favour at this strangers hands, than he did by all them of his country, which was to their great condemnation.(:note) 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 certain to die from hunger in the place where he is: for [there is] no more bread in the city.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:10 @ Then the King commaunded Ebed-melech the blacke More, saying, Take from hence thirtie men with thee, and take Ieremiah the Prophet out of the dungeon before he dye.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:11 @ So Ebed-melech tooke the men with him and went to the house of the King vnder the treasurie, and tooke there olde rotten ragges, and olde worne cloutes, and let them downe by coards into the dungeon to Ieremiah.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:12 @ And Ebed-melech the blacke More sayde vnto Ieremiah, Put now these olde rotten ragges and worne, vnder thine arme holes, betweene the coards; Ieremiah did so.
geneva@Jeremiah:38:13 @ So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the (note:)Where the king had set him before to be at more liberty, as in (Jer_37:21).(:note) court of the prison.
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