Jeremiah 38:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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; ”

Jeremiah 38:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ebed-melech - i. e., the king’s slave. By “Ethiopian” or Cushite is meant the Cushite of Africa, or negro. It seems (compare 2 Kings 23:11 ) as if such eunuchs (or, chamberlains) took their name...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now when Ebedmelech 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 (e) gate of Benjamin; (e) To hear matte...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Four of the princes ( Jeremiah 37:15 ) hear Jeremiah (confined in the guard-court, Jeremiah 37:21 ) foretelling the fall of the city and advising individual surrender ( cf. Jeremiah 21:9 f.). The...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ebed-meleoh the Ethiopian. See Jeremiah 39:16 . and compare Acts 8:27-38 .
Jeremiah 38:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah relates here how he was delivered from death; for he could not have lived long in the mire; partly, because he must have died through want; and partly, he must have been starved throug...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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; Ebed-melech - The...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ebed-melech, &c.— Ebed-melech the Cushite, &c. It may be supposed, that God intended to give some distant hints of his justice in calling the Gentiles to embrace the gospel; for this Ethi...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now when Ebed-melech 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; Ebed-mele...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-3. The removal of Jeremiah from the prison was favourable to the publication of his message. Hence the alarm of the princes.
Jeremiah 38:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bbed-melech the Ethiopian. — The name signifies “servant of the king,” but the absence of the article in the Hebrew makes it probable that it had come to be used as a proper name, and so both the L...
Jeremiah 38:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Under these circumstances he continued to foretell the victory of the Chaldeans, with the result that the anger of the princes was stirred up against him, and he was cast into a most loathsome dungeo...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

See how the Lord raiseth instruments, from the most unexpected quarters, for the deliverance of his people. Here was a stranger, and a Gentile, prompted to fly to the rescue of one of the Lord's prop...
Jeremiah 38:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian ,.... The Targum renders it, "a servant of King Zedekiah;'' which Jarchi, and other writers, following, make Zedekiah to be the Ethiopian; so called, because as a...
Jeremiah 38:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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; Ver. 7. Now whe...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian Or Cushite , as the Hebrew is. His country seems to be mentioned to let us know that this prophet of the Lord found more kindness from a stranger, who was a nati...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah Put into the Dungeon; Ebed-melech's Care of Jeremiah. B. C. 589. 1 Then Shephat...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ebed-melech was unquestionably the name of the person, though some interpret it appellatively a servant of the king. It is particularly noted that he was an Ethiopian or a Cushite, to let us know t...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah Is Seen As A Traitor And Is Thrust Into A Well Filled With Deep Mud Which Was In The Court Of The Guard, Where He Would Have Died Had He Not Been Rescued By Ebedmelech, A Sudanese ( Jeremia...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Chronological Notes as on preceding chapter. Personal Allusions. Jeremiah 38:1 . “ Shephatiah ,” never elsewhere mentioned. “ Gedaliah ,” possibly son of “Pashur” t...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 38 Ropes and rags. I. Help always comes from above. Jeremiah found it so. It was useless to try to climb out of the dungeon, it was only to fall deeper into the mire. "Salvation is of th...
Jeremiah 38:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 38:7 . Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, the king's chamberlain. It seems to have been a new name given him on his promotion to office; but God gave him long life for preserving the life of Jere...
Jeremiah 38:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ebed-melech the Ethiopian. Ebed-melech the Ethiopian A slave from the Soudan, an eunuch in the household of Zedekiah, King of Judah, is by the side of the great Jeremiah, a humble servant yet a...
Jeremiah 38:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

CONTINUATION . EXPOSITION The object of the princes being frustrated (for in the "court of the guard" Jeremiah had perfect freedom and opportunity of speech), the princes resolve upon a more e...
Jeremiah 38:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah Cast into a Pit
Jeremiah 38:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 24:15 ; Acts 8:27-39 ; Amos 5:10 ; Deuteronomy 21:19 ; Jeremiah 13:23 ; Jeremiah 29:2 ; Jeremiah 34:19 ; Jeremiah 37:13 ; Jeremiah 39:16-18 ; Job 29:7-17 ; Luke 10:30-36 ; Luke 13...

Jeremiah 38:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 38:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 38:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 38:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 38:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 38:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 38:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge