Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Holman Bible
But Ebed-melech, a Cushite court official employed in the king’s palace, heard Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate,
International Standard Version
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. The king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,
A Conservative Version
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
American Standard Version
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,)
Amplified
Now Ebed-melech the Ethiopian (Cushite), one of the eunuchs who was in the king’s palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern, and while the king was sitting in the Gate of Benjamin,
Bible in Basic English
Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:
Darby Translation
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,
Julia Smith Translation
And the king's servant, the Cushite, a man, an eunuch, will hear, and he in the house of the king, that they gave Jeremiah to the pit; and the king sitting in the gate of Benjamin.
King James 2000
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Ebed-melech the Cushite, {a eunuch} who [was] in the house of the king, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the pit--now the king [was] sitting at the Gate of Benjamin--
Modern King James verseion
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, of the eunuchs in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the pit (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So Jeremiah stuck fast in the mire. Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, being a chamberlain in the king's court, understood that they had cast Jeremiah in to the dungeon:
NET Bible
An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,
New Heart English Bible
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
The Emphasized Bible
When Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one of the eunuchs, he being in the house of the king, heard that they had delivered Jeremiah into the dungeon, - the king being seated in the gate of Benjamin,
Webster
Now when Ebed-melech the Cushite, one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
World English Bible
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
Youngs Literal Translation
And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch who is in the king's house, heareth that they have put Jeremiah into the pit; and the king is sitting at the gate of Benjamin,
Themes
Benjamin » Gate » Jerusalem gate
Christian ministers » Kindness to » Ebed-melech to jeremiah,
Ebed-melech » Jeremiah rescued by
Ethiopia » Treats jeremiah kindly
Eunuch » Influential court officials
intercession » Instances of » Ebed-melech for jeremiah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Imprisoned by zedekiah
Prisoners » Kindness to » By the prison guard to jeremiah
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Imprisons jeremiah on account of his denunciations
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 38:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Thrown Into The Pit Of Malchiah
6
Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the
Cross References
Jeremiah 29:2
(This was after King
Jeremiah 37:13
While he was at the
Deuteronomy 21:19
then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city
Amos 5:10
And they
2 Kings 24:15
So
Job 29:7-17
When I
Psalm 68:31
Jeremiah 13:23
Or the leopard his spots?
Then you also can
Who are accustomed to doing evil.
Jeremiah 34:19
the
Jeremiah 39:16-18
“Go and speak to
Matthew 8:11-12
Matthew 20:16
Luke 10:30-36
Jesus replied and said,
Luke 13:29-30
Acts 8:27-39
So he got up and went; and