耶利米書 38:12 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-13

Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer. 38:3): This city shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon; though it hold out long, it will taken at last. Nor would he have so often repeated this unwelcome message but that he could put them in a certain way, though not to save the city, yet to save themselves; so that every man might have his own life given him for a prey if he would be advised, Jer. 38:2. Let him not stay in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:12

And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah ,.... Being come to the dungeon, and at the mouth of it, he addressed him in a very humane and friendly manner, and directed him how to make use of the rags he let down for his ease and benefit: put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm holes under the cords ; the cords were first put under his arm holes to draw him up with, and then these clouts and rags were put under the cords; lest they should cut into his flesh, at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:12

Verse 12 We find the same words here as before, Put now the old tatters, dragged or torn and rotten, (111) under the pits of thy hands underneath the cords. This is an improper mode of speaking in Latin, but not in Hebrew. Then it is, “Put them under thine armpits underneath the cords.” This was to be done, lest the Prophet should receive any hurt; for he was to be drawn up by the cords, and he was fixed in the mud: and this could not have been done without lacerating his skin and injuring his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-13

Jeremiah in the pit. I. JEREMIAH PREACHES FAITHFULLY . (Verses 2, 5.) His conduct is wise, brave, and noble. On the surface it savours of pusillanimity. But so much the greater the wisdom and courage that inspire it. Personally Jeremiah is in greater danger from his fellow citizens than from the invaders. To rouse the anger of the people amongst whom he is living by apparently favouring the plans of their enemies requires no little firmness of character. Moreover, strong moral... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

CONTINUATION . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:4-13

Foreshadowings and analogies of the cross. The pitiable fate of Jeremiah, so uncalled for and unexpected both in its inflictions and deliverances, the light and shade so strongly contrasted, become charged as we proceed with a certain suggestiveness of something unspeakably greater yet to come. In other words, Jeremiah is perceived to be not only a prophet, but a type of Christ. The charge of treason, the defiance of legal safeguards and requirements by the princes, the wavering and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 38:11-12

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:4-13

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 38:11-12

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