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Jeremiah 38:11 Cross-References
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“So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.”
Jeremiah 38:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 38:11
Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags—The practical compassion displayed here is remarkable. Ebed-melech didn't merely order Jeremiah's rescue; he personally supervised it and thoughtfully gathered 'old cast clouts and old rotten rags' (בְּלוֹאֵי הַסְּחָבוֹת וּבְלוֹאֵי הַמְּלָחִים) to protect the prophet's body from the ropes during extraction.This attention to Jeremiah's physical suffering amid the dramatic rescue reveals genuine hesed (covenant loyalty/kindness). The 'treasury' (אוֹצָר, o...
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