10 And so the king instructed Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying: 'Take with you thirty men from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.'
11 Therefore, Ebedmelech, taking the men with him, entered into the king's house to a place below the storehouse. And he took from there old garments, no longer in use, and he sent them down by rope to Jeremiah in the pit.
12 And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah: 'Place these old garments, and these cut and decaying cloths, under your arms and over the ropes.' And Jeremiah did so.
13 And they pulled up Jeremiah with the ropes, and they led him away from the pit. And Jeremiah remained in the vestibule of the prison.
14 And king Zedekiah sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to him at the third gate, which was at the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah: 'I will question you about a matter. You shall conceal nothing from me.'
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