16 "Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian , saying , 'Thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , "Behold , I am about to bring My words on this city for disaster and not for prosperity ; and they will take place before you on that day .
Here is a message to assure Ebed-melech of a recompence for his great kindness to Jeremiah. Because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. God recompenses men's services according to their principles. Those who trust God in the way of duty, as this good man did, will find that their hope shall not fail in times of the greatest danger.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 39:16
Commentary on Jeremiah 39:15-18
(Read Jeremiah 39:15-18)
Here is a message to assure Ebed-melech of a recompence for his great kindness to Jeremiah. Because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord. God recompenses men's services according to their principles. Those who trust God in the way of duty, as this good man did, will find that their hope shall not fail in times of the greatest danger.