Jeremiah 39:16

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹¹Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, ¹²"Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says." ¹³So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-mag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon ¹⁴had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he remained among his own people. ¹⁵And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him: ¹⁶"Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.¹⁷But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be handed over to the men you fear. ¹⁸For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD."

Bible Verse Review
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Ebedmelech: Jeremiah 38:7-13

Behold: Jeremiah 5:14, Jeremiah 19:11, Jeremiah 19:12, Jeremiah 21:7-10, Jeremiah 24:8-10, Jeremiah 26:15, Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 26:20, Jeremiah 32:28, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 34:2, Jeremiah 34:3, Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 35:17, Jeremiah 36:31, Jeremiah 44:28, Jeremiah 44:29, Joshua 23:14, Joshua 23:15, 2 Chronicles 36:21, Daniel 9:12, Zechariah 1:6, Matthew 24:35

before thee: Psalms 91:8, Psalms 91:9, Psalms 92:11

Reciprocal: Isaiah 56:3 - neither Luke 10:33 - Samaritan Acts 8:27 - a man

Cross-References

Genesis 39:3
When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

Genesis 39:5
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's household on account of him. The LORD's blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.

Psalms 37:12
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Psalms 37:32
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Jeremiah 4:22
"For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good."

Titus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopians,.... Not that the prophet was to go, or could go, out of prison, to deliver this message to Ebedmelech; but that he should, as he had opportunity, acquaint him with it; either by writing to him, or by word of mouth, when he should visit him; for no doubt he sometimes did, having so great a respect for the prophet:

saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; whom Ebedmelech, though an Ethiopian, served; being a proselyte, and a good man; and therefore would listen unto and believe what came from him:

behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; meaning the prophecies delivered out by Jeremiah, which Ebedmelech was no stranger to, these should be accomplished; not what promised good, on condition of repentance and amendment; but what threatened evil to the city, and the inhabitants of it, even the destruction of them:

and they shall be [accomplished] in that day before thee; signifying that he should live till then, and his enemies would not be able to take away his life; and that he should see with his eyes all that was predicted accomplished, and he himself safe amidst all this.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 39:16. Go and speak to Ebed-melech — The king's servant, the Cushite.