Study it in the app““My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have thrown into the cistern; and he will die where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.””
Jeremiah sinks in the mud of a cistern and Ebed-melech brings him outLoneliness
“My lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְthese menהָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּהhave done evilהֵרֵעוּin allכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthey have doneעָשׂוּto Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָהוּthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאwhomאֵת אֲשֶׁרthey have thrownהִשְׁלִיכוּinto the cistern;אֶל הַבּוֹרand he will dieוַיָּמָתwhere he isתַּחְתָּיוbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe famine,הָרָעָבforכִּיthere is noאֵיןmoreעוֹדbreadהַלֶּחֶםin the city.”בָּעִיר
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsdo evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “hereu” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appearsJeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appearsprophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hishlichu” appearsdungeon
An empty pit used as a prison.
Where else “bor” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsfamine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appearsbread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears8And Ebed-melech went out from the house of the king and spoke to the king, saying,
9 · This verse (above)
10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, “Take with you from here thirty men, and bring up Jeremiah the prophet from the cistern before he dies.”
