耶利米書 38:9-10 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:6-13

Cast down, but not forsaken. As we look on the prophet as here portrayed, these words of St. Paul are brought to our mind. We have here, as there— I. A SERVANT OF GOD CAST DOWN . See the prophet's allusions to his sad condition in Lamentations 3:52-57 ; and Psalms 69:1-36 . can hardly be other than descriptive of Jeremiah at this time. And such seasons of depression and distress seem to be the appointed lot of all God's servants. Not one, from our Lord downwards, has been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:7-13

Ebed-Melech; or, unlooked for sympathy and help. I. ITS CIRCUMSTANCES . These were such as to impress the mind of the prophet. He was deliberately consigned by the princes of the people to the dungeon, and the king consented, so that there would appear to be no appeal. His heart must have failed him as he felt himself sinking in the mire. In a prison like that he was in imminent danger of being forgotten and starved. Apparently it was intended as an effectual means of "putting out of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:7-13

A friend in need. I. THE NATIONALITY OF EBED - MELECH . An Ethiopian. Jeremiah had asked in prophecy, "Can the Ethiopian change his skin?" from which question we may assume that Ethiopians were well known in Israel. One cannot but feel that here we have a sort of counterpart to that other Ethiopian eunuch of whom we read in the New Testament. The Ethiopian Ebed-Melech helps Jeremiah in his temporal need; Philip helps the servant of Queen Candace in his spiritual need. What a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:9

For there is no more bread in the city. It would almost seem as if the little remaining bread had been brought together by command of the magistrates, and that it was given out in rations by them (comp. Jeremiah 37:21 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:10

Thirty men. Why so many were sent is not clear. Are we to suppose that the princes would resist Jeremiah's release? But "the king is not he," etc. (verse 5). Is it not a scribe's error for "three" (so Ewald, Hitzig, and Graf)? read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:10

Thirty men - So large a number suggests that Zedekiah expected some resistance. (Some read “three” men.) read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:7-9

Jeremiah 38:7-9. Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian Or Cushite, as the Hebrew is. His country seems to be mentioned to let us know that this prophet of the Lord found more kindness from a stranger, who was a native heathen, than from his own countrymen; one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house That is, one of the court officers. It is probable that the princes had put Jeremiah into this miserable place privately, but by some means the report of what they had done providentially... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:10-13

Jeremiah 38:10-13 . Then the king commanded, &c. The king, who a little while ago durst do nothing against the princes, has now his heart wonderfully and suddenly changed, and will have Jeremiah released in defiance of them; ordering no fewer than thirty men, and those probably of the life-guard, to be employed in fetching him out of the dungeon, lest the princes should raise a party to oppose it. So Ebed-melech took the men He lost no time, but immediately went about this good work,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

Jeremiah’s escape from death (38:1-28)The chief officials in Jerusalem were a powerful group. They hated Jeremiah for his unchanging message of ‘submit to Babylon or perish’, and they managed to force the king to hand over Jeremiah to them for execution (38:1-5). They dropped him into a filthy disused well and left him there to die (6).There was, however, in Zedekiah’s court an African who had risen to a position of responsibility and who was favourable to Jeremiah. In an action that showed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 38:10

thirty. The king knew the danger. No need to suppose that "thirty" is a copyist's error for "three"! read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:7-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:10-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 38:10

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