Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
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The verse 10 is found in chapter 38 of Jeremiah. The princes accuse Jeremiah of weakening the army’s morale and throw him into a cistern. Ebed-melech intervenes and manages to rescue him. The episode demonstrates the cost of proclaiming an unpopular word and, at the same time, shows that God can raise unexpected help to preserve his prophet.
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Da befahl der König Ebed-Melech, dem Mohren, und sprach: Nimm dreißig Männer mit dir von diesen und zieh den Propheten Jeremia aus der Grube, ehe denn er sterbe.
Entonces mandó el rey al mismo Ebed-melec Etíope, diciendo: Toma en tu poder treinta hombres de aquí, y haz sacar a Jeremías profeta de la mazmorra, antes que muera.
Entonces el rey le ordenó a Ebed-melec el cusita: «Toma bajo tu mando treinta hombres de aquí y saca al profeta Jeremías de la cisterna antes de que muera».
Le roi donna cet ordre à Ebed-Mélec, l'Ethiopien: Prends ici trente hommes avec toi, et tu retireras de la citerne Jérémie, le prophète, avant qu'il ne meure.
E il re comandò ad Ebed-melec Etiopo, dicendo: Prendi teco di qui trenta uomini, e tira il profeta Geremia fuor della fossa, avanti ch’egli muoia.
Então deu ordem o rei a Ebede-Meleque, o etíope, dizendo: Toma contigo daqui trinta homens, e tira a Jeremias, o profeta, da cisterna, antes que morra.
王就吩咐 古實 人 以伯‧米勒 說:「你從這裏帶領三十人,趁 耶利米 先知還沒死,把他從井裏拉上來。」
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