Jeremiah 38:7
“Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 38:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Ebedmelech, der Äthiopier, ein Eunuch, der im Hause des Königs war, hörte, daß sie Jeremia in die Grube getan hatten; der König aber saß im Tore Benjamin.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y oyendo Ebed-melec, hombre etiope, eunuco que estaba en casa del rey, que habían puesto á Jeremías en la mazmorra, y estando sentado el rey á la puerta de Benjamín,
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Ebede-Meleque, o cuxita, um eunuco que estava na casa do rei, tendo ouvido que haviam posto Jeremias na cisterna, e estando o rei sentado à porta de Benjamim,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ora, Ebede-Meleque, o etíope, que era um dos eunucos do palácio do rei, ouviu que eles tinham colocado Jeremias na cisterna. Quando o rei estava assentado no Portão de Benjamim,
📖 Jeremiah 38:7 in Context
5Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
7Now when Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
8Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
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