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Jeremiah 38:10
So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king responds to Ebed-melech the Cushite’s warning about Jeremiah’s impending starvation by ordering an immediate rescue from the cistern.
The words — וַ/יְצַוֶּ֣ה (va/y.tza.Veh) = and he commanded and קַ֣ח (kach) = take, framing the royal order as an urgent, direct instruction.
The thread — The narrative continues immediately in Jeremiah 38:11 where Ebed-melech executes the order, and the theme of royal intervention for a faithful figure appears in Esther 5:2 and Esther 8:7.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that divine rescue often operates through human authority and practical action rather than supernatural interruption.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Esther 5:2 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
- Esther 8:7 So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
- Psalms 75:10 “All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.