KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Ebed-melech gathered some guys and went to the king's storage room under the treasury. He grabbed a bunch of old worn-out clothes and scraps of fabric, then lowered them down with ropes into the pit where Jeremiah was stuck.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes rescue comes through someone who cares enough to find old rags and make them into hope.
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