Verse 7

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon, the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Ebed-Melek, en etiopisk tjener i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremias i cisternen, satt kongen ved Benjaminsporten.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en av hoffmennene i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i brønnen, mens kongen satt i Benjamins port,

• Norsk King James

  Nå, da Ebed-Melek, etiopieren, en av hoffmennene i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremia i fangehullet, gikk han bort til kongen ved Benjamin-porten.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en hoffmann i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremia i cisternen, satt kongen i Benjaminporten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da hørte Evdemelek, etioperen, en av kongens tjenere, at de hadde kastet Jeremia i brønnen, mens kongen satt i Benjamins port.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en av hoffmennene i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i brønnen mens kongen satt i Benjamins port,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da hørte Ebedmelech, etiopieren, en av de kusjene i kongens hus, at de hadde satt Jeremia i fangehullet, mens kongen satt ved Benjamin-porten.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en av hoffmennene i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i brønnen mens kongen satt i Benjamins port,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da hørte etioperen Ebed-Melek, en hoffmann som bodde i kongens hus, at de hadde satt Jeremia ned i cisternen. Samtidig satt kongen i Benjamin-porten.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now Ebed-Melech, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate,

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Ebed-Melek, en etioper og en av kongens tjenestemenn, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i borgen. Kongen satt da i Benjaminporten.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der Ebed-Melech, den Morian, en Mand, (som var) Kammertjener og var i Kongens Huus, hørte, at man havde kastet Jeremias i Hulen, og Kongen sad i Benjamins Port,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put emiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en av evnukkene som var i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremias i cisternen - kongen satt da i Benjaminporten -

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en evnukk som var i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde kastet Jeremias i brønnen (kongen satt da i Benjamin-porten),

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ebed-Melek, en kusjitt og hoffmann i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i cisternen. Kongen satt da ved Benjamins port.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men da Ebed-Melek, etioperen, en hoffmann som var i kongens hus, hørte at de hadde satt Jeremia i cisternen (kongen satt da i Benjamins port),

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da hørte Ebed-Melek, etioperen, én av kongens hoffmenn, at de hadde kastet Jeremia i cisternen. Kongen satt da i Benjamins port.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So Ieremy stack fast in the myre. Now when Abdemelech the Morian beynge a chamberlayne in the kynges courte, vnderstode, that they had cast Ieremy in to the dongeon:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now when Ebed-melech ye blacke More one of ye Eunuches, which was in the kings house, heard that they had put Ieremiah in the dungeon (then the King sate in the gate of Beniamin)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe when Abedmelech the Morian beyng a chaumberlayne in the kynges court, vnderstoode that they had cast Ieremie into the dungeon,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch who `is' in the king's house, heareth that they have put Jeremiah into the pit; and the king is sitting at the gate of Benjamin,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin,)

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  An Ethiopian Official Rescues Jeremiah from the Cistern An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,

Referenced Verses

• Jer 29:2 : 2 After Jeconiah the king, the queen, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the carpenters, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.
• Jer 37:13 : 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'You are falling away to the Chaldeans.'
• Deut 21:19 : 19 Then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place;
• Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate him that rebukes in the gate, and they abhor him that speaks uprightly.
• Matt 8:11-12 : 11 And I say to you, that many will come from the east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.
• Luke 10:30-36 : 30 And Jesus answered and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you. 36 Now, which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?
• Luke 13:29-30 : 29 And they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.
• Acts 8:27-39 : 27 And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join this chariot. 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you are reading? 31 And he said, How can I, unless someone guides me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb silent before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth. 33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will declare His generation? For His life was taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man? 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized? 37 Then Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
• 2 Kgs 24:15 : 15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land; he took them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
• Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square! 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves; even the aged arose and stood. 9 The princes refrained from speaking, and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The nobles kept silence, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11 When the ear heard me, it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it approved me; 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless, and the one who had no helper. 13 The blessing of a dying man came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a crown. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I did not know. 17 And I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the victim from his teeth.
• Ps 68:31 : 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
• Jer 13:23 : 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then you may also do good, who are accustomed to doing evil.
• Jer 39:16-18 : 16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for harm and not for good; and they shall be accomplished that day before you. 17 But I will deliver you that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. 18 For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but your life shall be as a prize to you, because you have put your trust in me, says the LORD.
• Jer 34:19 : 19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf;