Jeremiah 38:9-13

English Standard Version

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 ^(A)hunger, ^(B)for there is no bread left in the city.” ¹⁰ Then the king commanded ^(C)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 ^(D)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 ^(E)by ropes. ¹² Then ^(F)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Put the rags and clothes between your armpits and ^(G)the ropes.” Jeremiah did so. ¹³ Then they drew Jeremiah up with ^(H)ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the ^(I)court of the guard.