Jeremiah 38:11
“So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So Ebedmelech took the men with him,.... The thirty men, as the king ordered: as soon as ever he had got the grant, he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 38:1-13
Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer 38:3): This city…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
under the treasury to a room under the treasury, a sort of lumber-room.
old cast clouts and old rotten rags worn out…