Jeremiah 38:10
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian,.... Being affected with the case of the prophet; and repenting of the leave he had given the princes to do with him as they pleased, gave orders as…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Thirty men - So large a number suggests that Zedekiah expected some resistance. (Some read “three” men.)
Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer 38:3): This city shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon; though it hold out long, it…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thirty men The construction of the Heb. numeral is irregular, and we should read three, as under the circumstances a more likely number for this duty.