So E'bed-mel'ech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe of the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Under the treasury ... —This was obviously what we would call the “lumber-room” of the palace. Nothing could show the acuteness of…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here Jeremiah continues with the account of his deliverance. The courage of Ebedmelech should always be noticed by us, for he went immediately to t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So Ebedmelech took the men with him The thirty men, as the king ordered: as soon as ever he had got the grant, he immedia…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

This section shows the persecution of the prophet because of his true prediction, and it is divided into three parts.

  1. First, he gi…

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