Jeremías 38:13

13 Y sacaron a Jeremías con sogas, y lo subieron de la mazmorra; y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la guarda.

Jeremías 38:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:13

So they drew up Jeremiah with cords
The men that were with Ebedmelech, as many as were necessary; he overlooking, directing, and encouraging: and he took him out of the dungeon;
alive, according to the king's orders and design, and in spite of the prophet's enemies: the thing succeeded according to wish; the Lord ordering and prospering every step: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison;
from whence he had been taken, and where he was replaced; Ebedmelech having no warrant to set him at entire liberty; nor would it have been prudent to have solicited that, which might too much have exasperated the princes; and besides, here, according to the king's order, bread was to be given him, as long as there was any in the city; so that it was the most fit and proper place for him to remain in; wherefore what Josephus ^F24 says, that he dismissed him, and set him free, is not true.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 10. c. 7. sect. 5.)

Jeremías 38:13 In-Context

11 Y tomó Ebed-melec en su poder hombres, y entró a la casa del rey al lugar debajo de la tesorería, y tomó de allí trapos viejos, ropas raídas, y andrajosas, y los echó a Jeremías con sogas en la mazmorra.

12 Y dijo Ebed-melec etíope a Jeremías: Pon ahora esos trapos viejos, raídos, y rotos, bajo los sobacos de tus brazos, debajo de las sogas. Y lo hizo así Jeremías.

13 Y sacaron a Jeremías con sogas, y lo subieron de la mazmorra; y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la guarda.

14 Después envió el rey Sedequías, e hizo traer a sí a Jeremías profeta a la tercera entrada que estaba en la Casa del SEÑOR. Y dijo el rey a Jeremías: Te pregunto una palabra, no me encubras ninguna cosa.

15 Y Jeremías dijo a Sedequías: Si te lo denunciare, ¿no es verdad que me matarás? Y si te diere consejo, no me escucharás.