Jeremiah 38:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.””
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“So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the king commanded Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king commandeth Ebed-Melech the Cushite, saying, `Take with thee from this thirty men, and thou hast brought up Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dieth.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 38:10 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 5:2As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
- Esther 8:7So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
- Psalms 75:10“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).