Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
with thee—Hebrew, "in thine hand," that is, at "thy disposal" (I Samuel 16:2). "From hence," that is, from the gate of Benjamin where the king was sitting (Jeremiah 38:7).
thirty men—not merely to draw up Jeremiah, but to guard Ebed-melech against any opposition on the part of the princes (Jeremiah 38:1-4), in executing the king's command. Ebed-melech was rewarded for his faith, love, and courage, exhibited at a time when he might well fear the wrath of the princes, to which even the king had to yield (Jeremiah 39:16-18).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 38:10:
Psalms 40:1-3
Jeremiah 39:15-18
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