Verse 12
Jeremiah 38:12
New King James Version
12
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now
these
old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר עֶבֶד מֶ֨לֶךְ הַ/כּוּשִׁ֜י אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ שִׂ֣ים נָ֠א בְּלוֹאֵ֨י הַ/סְּחָב֤וֹת וְ/הַ/מְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַת אַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔י/ךָ מִ/תַּ֖חַת לַ/חֲבָלִ֑ים וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ כֵּֽן
English Translation
And the servant of the king of Cush said to Jeremiah, "Please put these rags and ropes under your armpits instead of the cords." And Jeremiah did so.
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Chapter 38 Context
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8
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
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My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom...
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10
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11
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12
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now
these
old cast clouts and rotten rags und...
13
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14
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15
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16
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying,
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17
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18
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20
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21
But if thou refuse to go forth, this
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22
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house
shall be brought forth to the...
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23
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