Jer 39:18 | JFB | STEP | 15-18. Belonging to the time when the city was not yet taken, and when Jeremiah was still in the court of the prison ( ). This passage is inserted here because it was now that Ebed-melech's good act ( ; ) was to be rewarded in his deliverance.

‏ Jeremiah 39:18

15-18. Belonging to the time when the city was not yet taken, and when Jeremiah was still in the court of the prison (Jr 38:13). This passage is inserted here because it was now that Ebed-melech's good act (Jr 38:7-12; Mt 25:43) was to be rewarded in his deliverance.