Yēlìmǐshū 38:12

12 Gǔshí rén yǐ bó mǐ lè duì Yēlìmǐ shuō , nǐ yòng zhèxie suì bù hé pò làn de yīfu fàng zaì shéngzi shang , diàn nǐde gé zhī wō . Yēlìmǐ jiù zhàoyàng xíng le .

Yēlìmǐshū 38:12 Meaning and 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 least hurt him, and give him pain, the whole weight of his body resting on them; and perhaps these parts had received some hurt when he was let down into the dungeon with cords, when they were not so careful of him; and therefore needed some soft rags the more to be put under them at this time; all which shows what an affection this man had for the prophet and holy tender he was of him: and Jeremiah did so;
he put the rags between the cords and his arm holes.

Yēlìmǐshū 38:12 In-Context

10 Wáng jiù fēnfu Gǔshí rén yǐ bó mǐ lè shuō , nǐ cóng zhèlǐ daìlǐng sān shí rén , chèn zhe xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ wèi sǐ yǐqián , jiāng tā cóng laó yù zhōng tí shang lái .

11 Yúshì yǐ bó mǐ lè daìlǐng zhèxie rén tóng qù , jìnrù wánggōng , dào kù fáng yǐxià , cóng nàli qǔ le xiē suì bù hé pò làn de yīfu , yòng shéngzi zhuì xià laó yù qù dào Yēlìmǐ nàli .

12 Gǔshí rén yǐ bó mǐ lè duì Yēlìmǐ shuō , nǐ yòng zhèxie suì bù hé pò làn de yīfu fàng zaì shéngzi shang , diàn nǐde gé zhī wō . Yēlìmǐ jiù zhàoyàng xíng le .

13 Zhèyàng , tāmen yòng shéngzi jiāng Yēlìmǐ cóng laó yù lǐ lā shang lái . Yēlìmǐ réng zaì hùwèi bīng de yuàn zhōng .

14 Xī dǐ jiā wáng dǎfa rén daìlǐng xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ , jìn Yēhéhuá diàn zhōng dì sān mén lǐ jiàn wáng . wáng jiù duì Yēlìmǐ shuō , wǒ yào wèn nǐ yī jiàn shì , nǐ sī haó bùkĕ xiàng wǒ yǐnmán .