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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So Ebedmelech took the men with him,.... The thirty men, as the king ordered: as soon as ever he had got the grant, he immediately set about the work, and lost no time to save the prophet's life:…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.
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
under the treasury to a room under the treasury, a sort of lumber-room.
old cast clouts and old rotten rags worn out pieces of torn and ragged garments, to ease the pressure of the ropes.