Jeremiah 38:12
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ
ʻEbed Melek
Ebed-Melek, a eunuch of Zedekeah
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יִרְמְיָה
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
אַצִּיל
ʼatstsîyl
a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)
חֶבֶל
chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a c...
יִרְמְיָה
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
אַצִּיל ʼatstsîyl
a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)
Study H679 →חֶבֶל chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especi...
Study H2256 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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