Show Bible Commentary For A Bible Verse

Click here to show/hide instructions.

Selected Verse: Jeremiah 38:11 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Jer 38:11	King James	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.

Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse

Open All | Close All Open All | Close All

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
cast clouts--"torn clothes" [HENDERSON]. rotten rags--"worn-out garments." God can make the meanest things His instruments of goodness to His people (Co1 1:27-29). under . . . armholes--"under the joints of thine hands," that is, where the fingers join the hand, the clothes being in order that the hands should not be cut by the cords [MAURER].

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

cast clouts--"torn clothes" [HENDERSON].

rotten rags--"worn-out garments." God can make the meanest things His instruments of goodness to His people (Co1 1:27-29).

under . . . armholes--"under the joints of thine hands," that is, where the fingers join the hand, the clothes being in order that the hands should not be cut by the cords [MAURER].

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Old cast clouts ... - Rags of torn garments and rags of worn-out garments.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Went into the house of the king - and took thence - The eastern kings had their wardrobes always well furnished; as garments were a usual present to ambassadors, etc. I cannot think that, in the proper acceptation of the words, these were in any part of the king's house. Old cast clouts, and old rotten rags - The fact seems to be this: there were several garments that had been used, and would not be used again; and there were others which, through continuing long there, had by insects, etc., been rendered useless. These he took, tied to the cord, let down to the prophet, that he might roll them round the ropes, and place them under his arm-pits, so that in being hauled up he might not suffer injury from the ropes, which in this case must sustain the whole weight of his body.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Went into the house of the king - and took thence - The eastern kings had their wardrobes always well furnished; as garments were a usual present to ambassadors, etc. I cannot think that, in the proper acceptation of the words, these were in any part of the king's house.

Old cast clouts, and old rotten rags - The fact seems to be this: there were several garments that had been used, and would not be used again; and there were others which, through continuing long there, had by insects, etc., been rendered useless. These he took, tied to the cord, let down to the prophet, that he might roll them round the ropes, and place them under his arm-pits, so that in being hauled up he might not suffer injury from the ropes, which in this case must sustain the whole weight of his body.

Top