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Jeremiah 38:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon” at Jeremiah 38:13 as part of “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 38:7–13
Read Jeremiah 38:13 with 38:7–13. By itself, “So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A Cushite royal servant confronts the king, secures thirty helpers, brings worn cloth to protect Jeremiah's armpits, and lifts him from the cistern.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Officials Lower Jeremiah into a Muddy Cistern” into “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: A Cushite royal servant confronts the king, secures thirty helpers, brings worn cloth to protect Jeremiah's armpits, and lifts him from the cistern. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon” at Jeremiah 38:13 as part of “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.”
What Remains True
Public authority is answerable for rescue, fair labor, due process, and the conditions it creates. In Jeremiah 38:13, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon” at Jeremiah 38:13 as part of “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Audit power with affected people, protect rights and consent, and repair rather than spiritualize material harm. This response follows Jeremiah 38:7–13's specific concern, “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon” at Jeremiah 38:13 as part of “Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful Rescue.”
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Read Jeremiah 38:7–13 — Ebed-melech Organizes a Careful RescueSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 38:7–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 38:7–13
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NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 38:7–13
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