Verse 8

Jeremiah 38:8

American Standard Version

8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king`s house, and spake to 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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 38 Context
1 And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, a... Focus ↗
2 Thus saith Jehovah, He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the p... Focus ↗
3 Thus saith Jehovah, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon... Focus ↗
4 Then the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; forasmuch as he we... Focus ↗
5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything... Focus ↗
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king`s son, that was in the... Focus ↗
7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king`s house, heard that they had put J... Focus ↗
8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king`s house, and spake to the king, saying,
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom... Focus ↗
10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and... Focus ↗
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and to... Focus ↗
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under thi... Focus ↗
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained i... Focus ↗
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in... Focus ↗
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? a... Focus ↗
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul... Focus ↗
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of hosts, the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗
18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon`s princes, then shall this city be given into t... Focus ↗
19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen away to the Chalde... Focus ↗
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that... Focus ↗
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah hath showed me: Focus ↗
22 behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah`s house shall be brought forth to the king... Focus ↗
23 And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans; and thou shalt not escape... Focus ↗
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. Focus ↗
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, De... Focus ↗
26 then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause... Focus ↗
27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these word... Focus ↗
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken. Focus ↗