Jeremiah 38:8

8 Ebed-melech went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, {saying},

Jeremiah 38:8 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:8

And Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house
As soon as he heard of the prophet's distress, he immediately went out from his apartments in the king's palace, where he performed his office, and his business chiefly lay, or where he dwelt, to the gate of Benjamin, where the king was; and if he was here for the administration of justice, it was a proper time and place for Ebedmelech to lay the case of Jeremiah before him: and spake to the king;
freely, boldly, and intrepidly, in the presence of his nobles: saying;
as follows:

Jeremiah 38:8 In-Context

6 So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the pit [of] Malchiah, the son of the king, which [was] in the courtyard of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down by ropes. Now in the pit there was no water, {but only} mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

7 When Ebed-melech the Cushite, {a eunuch} who [was] in the house of the king, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the pit--now the king [was] sitting at the Gate of Benjamin--

8 Ebed-melech went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, {saying},

9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil [in] all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, [in] that they have thrown [him] into the pit, and he will die {there} {because of} starvation, for there is no longer any bread in the city."

10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, {saying}, "Take {with you} these thirty men and pull Jeremiah the prophet up from the pit {before} he dies."

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "to say"