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So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
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Commentators highlight that Ebed-melech's use of rags was an act of profound tenderness. Jeremiah was likely so emaciated from his ordeal in the cistern that bare ropes would have severely injured him. As scholar Charles Ellicott explains, the rags served as improvised cushions for his armpits, demonstrating a thoughtful care that went beyond the basic act of rescue.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.
19th Century
Anglican
Under the treasury ... —This was obviously what we would call the “lumber-room” of the palace. Nothing could show the acuteness of…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
This section shows the persecution of the prophet because of his true prediction, and it is divided into three parts.
First, he gi…
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