Jeremiah 38:7-13

English Standard Version

Jeremiah Rescued from the Cistern

⁷ When ^(A)Ebed-melech ^(B)the Ethiopian, ^(C)a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern—the king was sitting ^(D)in the Benjamin Gate— ^8 (E)Ebed-melech went from the king's house and said to the king, ⁹ “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of ^(F)hunger, ^(G)for there is no bread left in the city.” ¹⁰ Then the king commanded ^(H)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take thirty men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.” ¹¹ So ^(I)Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe in the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern ^(J)by ropes. ¹² Then ^(K)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Put the rags and clothes between your armpits and ^(L)the ropes.” Jeremiah did so. ¹³ Then they drew Jeremiah up with ^(M)ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the ^(N)court of the guard.