예레미야 38:11-12 KRV

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 38:11

Under the treasury; rather, to ( a room ) under the treasury. Old cast clouts, etc.; literally, rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:11

Old cast clouts and old rotten rags. I. THERE IS A USE FOR EVERYTHING . These rags were possibly thrown aside as useless. Yet they were found to serve a distinct purpose. Amongst the wonderful combinations of invention and economy in the present day, none are more remarkable than those which turn waste materials to serviceable ends. There is a mission forevery life. No man is so low, so worn, so worthless, but that he may find some way in which to serve God and his fellows. If a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:11-12

Old cast clouts. This incident is very vividly described; and "the touch of human kindliness in the good negro's direction to Jeremiah to put under his armpits the soft rags thrown down to him, to prevent the chafing of the cords which drew him up, is inimitably natural." The sharp cords would otherwise have cut him so severely as to render his elevation exceedingly painful, if not practically impossible. To how many conflicting thoughts and feelings do these rags, brought from the king's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:11

Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments. 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