Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Then the king commanded Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: Take from hence thirty men with thee, and draw up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. the king. Esther 5:2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing, she pleased his eyes, and he held out toward her the golden sceptre, which he held in his hand and she drew near, and kissed the top of his sceptre. Esther 8:7 And king Assuerus answered Esther the queen, and Mardochai the Jew: I have given Aman's house to Esther, and I have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the Jews. Psalm 75:10 And I will break all the horns of sinners: but the horns of the just shall be exalted. Proverbs 21:1 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will, he shall turn it. with thee. Context Jeremiah Rescued…9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done against Jeremiah the prophet, casting him into the dungeon to die there with hunger, for there is no more bread in the city. 10Then the king commanded Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: Take from hence thirty men with thee, and draw up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.11So Abdemelech taking the men with him, went into the king's house that was under the storehouse: and he took from thence old rags, and old rotten things, and he let them down by cords to Jeremiah into the dungeon.… Cross References Jeremiah 38:7 Now Abdemelech the Ethiopian, an eunuch that was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon: but the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin. Jeremiah 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done against Jeremiah the prophet, casting him into the dungeon to die there with hunger, for there is no more bread in the city. Jeremiah 38:11 So Abdemelech taking the men with him, went into the king's house that was under the storehouse: and he took from thence old rags, and old rotten things, and he let them down by cords to Jeremiah into the dungeon. Lexicon So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king commanded וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה (way·ṣaw·weh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Ebed-melech מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5663: Ebed-melech -- 'servant of a king', an official under King Zedekiah the Cushite, הַכּוּשִׁ֖י (hak·kū·šî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cush “Take קַ֣ח (qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 7970: Thirty, thirtieth men אֲנָשִׁ֔ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of here מִזֶּה֙ (miz·zeh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that with you בְּיָדְךָ֤ (bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand and pull וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ (wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites the prophet הַנָּבִ֛יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet out of the cistern הַבּ֖וֹר (hab·bō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 953: A pit, cistern, well before בְּטֶ֥רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before he dies.” יָמֽוּת׃ (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill Additional Translations So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. And the king commanded Abdemelech, saying, Take with thee hence thirty men, and bring him up out of the dungeon, that he die not. And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dieth. Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies. And the king commandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, 'Take with thee from this thirty men, and thou hast brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dieth.' Jump to Previous Authority Cistern Commanded Commandeth Cushite Death Die Dies Dieth Dungeon Ebedmelech Ebed-Melech E'bed-Mel'ech Ethiopian Hence Jeremiah Lift Orders Overtakes Pit Prophet Thirty Three Water-HoleJump to Next Authority Cistern Commanded Commandeth Cushite Death Die Dies Dieth Dungeon Ebedmelech Ebed-Melech E'bed-Mel'ech Ethiopian Hence Jeremiah Lift Orders Overtakes Pit Prophet Thirty Three Water-HoleLinks Jeremiah 38:10 NIVJeremiah 38:10 NLT Jeremiah 38:10 ESV Jeremiah 38:10 NASB Jeremiah 38:10 KJV Jeremiah 38:10 Bible Apps Jeremiah 38:10 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 38:10 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 38:10 French Bible Jeremiah 38:10 German Bible Alphabetical: and authority before bring cistern commanded Cushite dies Ebed-Melech Ethiopian from he here Jeremiah king lift men of out prophet saying Take the Then thirty under up with you your OT Prophets: Jeremiah 38:10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian (Jer.) 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