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Sefer Galut veShivat Yisra’el miBavel — Chapter 6

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In the royal house was Eved-Melekh the Kushite, an ish who feared Elohim and hated unjust blood.

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2

He heard that Yirmeyahu had been imprisoned because of the Word.

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3

Eved-Melekh went before the king and said, “My lord the king, these ishim have acted wickedly against the prophet. He has committed no crime worthy of death.”

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The king was moved and gave authority for Yirmeyahu to be brought out.

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Eved-Melekh went with servants, brought cloth and ropes, and treated Yirmeyahu with care.

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Thus the foreign-born servant in the royal house acted with greater righteousness than many who boasted in descent.

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