Jeremia 38:12

Elberfelder Bibel

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und Ebed-Melech, der Mohr, sprach zu Jeremia: Lege doch die alten Lumpen und Kleider zwischen deine Achselhöhlen und die Stricke! Und Jeremia tat also.

Lutherbible (1912)
Und Ebed-Melech, der Mohr, sprach zu Jeremia: Lege diese zerrissenen und vertragenen alten Lumpen unter deine Achseln um das Seil. Und Jeremia tat also.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Put: Romans 12:10, Romans 12:15, Ephesians 4:32

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 38:6 - and they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah,.... Being come to the dungeon, and at the mouth of it, he addressed him in a very humane and friendly manner, and directed him how to make use of the rags he let down for his ease and benefit:

put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm holes under the cords; the cords were first put under his arm holes to draw him up with, and then these clouts and rags were put under the cords; lest they should cut into his flesh, at least hurt him, and give him pain, the whole weight of his body resting on them; and perhaps these parts had received some hurt when he was let down into the dungeon with cords, when they were not so careful of him; and therefore needed some soft rags the more to be put under them at this time; all which shows what an affection this man had for the prophet and holy tender he was of him:

and Jeremiah did so; he put the rags between the cords and his arm holes.