Jeremiah 38:8
What does Jeremiah 38:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 38:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Ebed–melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Abdemelech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890— and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,
Context
v.7Now 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),
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v.9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.
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