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Jeremiah 38:10 Cross-References
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“Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. with thee: Heb. in thine hand”
Jeremiah 38:10 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 38:10
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. Zedekiah's response reveals both his moral better nature and his political weakness. He grants permission for rescue but requires Ebed-melech to organize it—the king initiates nothing himself. The command to take "thirty men" seems excessive for lifting one prophet from a cistern, suggesting either: (1) the need to overcome potential armed resistance from Jeremiah's opponents; (2) Zedekiah's fear requiring a show of force to justif...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 38:10
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“but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.”
“See, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged on the gallows, because he laid his hand on the Jews.,Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews., וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ לְאֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה וּלְמָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי הִנֵּה בֵית־הָמָן נָתַתִּי לְאֶסְתֵּר וְאֹתוֹ תָּלוּ עַל־הָעֵץ עַל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יָדוֹ *ביהודיים **בַּיְּהוּדִים׃ ,Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew: Behold”
“The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD”
“she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near”