Ebed-melech Assured of Deliverance

15 And unto Jeremiah hath a word of Jehovah been—in his being detained in the court of the prison—saying:

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 39:15

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.