Verse 8

Jeremiah 38:8

Young's Literal Translation

8 and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֥א עֶֽבֶד מֶ֖לֶךְ מִ/בֵּ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And a servant of the king went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, saying.
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Chapter 38 Context
1 And Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Gedaliah son of Pashhur, and Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur s... Focus ↗
2 'Thus said Jehovah: He who is remaining in this city dieth, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence,... Focus ↗
3 Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, a... Focus ↗
4 And the heads say unto the king, 'Let, we pray thee, this man be put to death, because that he is ma... Focus ↗
5 And the king Zedekiah saith, 'Lo, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able for you [in] anythi... Focus ↗
6 And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that [is] in the cour... Focus ↗
7 And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch who [is] in the king's house, heareth that they have put Jerem... Focus ↗
8 and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying,
9 'My lord, O king, these men have done evil [in] all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, who... Focus ↗
10 And the king commandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, 'Take with thee from this thirty men, and t... Focus ↗
11 And Ebed-Melech taketh the men with him, and entereth the house of the king, unto the place of the t... Focus ↗
12 And Ebed-Melech the Cushite saith unto Jeremiah, 'Put, I pray thee, the worn-out clouts and rags und... Focus ↗
13 and they draw out Jeremiah with cords, and bring him up out of the pit, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the... Focus ↗
14 And the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh Jeremiah the prophet unto him, unto the third entrance tha... Focus ↗
15 And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah, 'When I declare to thee, dost thou not surely put me to death? and... Focus ↗
16 And the king Zedekiah sweareth unto Jeremiah in secret, saying, 'Jehovah liveth, He who made for us... Focus ↗
17 And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah, 'Thus said Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Hosts, God (Elohim) of Israel:... Focus ↗
18 And if thou dost not go forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, then hath this city been given... Focus ↗
19 And the king Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, 'I am fearing the Jews who have fallen unto the Chaldeans... Focus ↗
20 And Jeremiah saith, 'They do not give thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of Jehovah, to tha... Focus ↗
21 'And if thou art refusing to go forth, this [is] the thing that Jehovah hath shewn me: Focus ↗
22 That, lo, all the women who have been left in the house of the king of Judah are brought forth unto... Focus ↗
23 'And all thy wives, and thy sons, are brought forth unto the Chaldeans, and thou dost not escape fro... Focus ↗
24 And Zedekiah saith unto Jeremiah, 'Let no man know of these words, and thou dost not die; Focus ↗
25 and when the heads hear that I have spoken with thee, and they have come in unto thee, and have said... Focus ↗
26 then thou hast said unto them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me... Focus ↗
27 And all the heads come in unto Jeremiah, and ask him, and he declareth to them according to all thes... Focus ↗
28 and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison till the day that Jerusalem hath been captured, and... Focus ↗