Jeremiah 38:10

Then the king commanded Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 37:13 records Jeremiah's arrest at the gate, the event that led to his imprisonment and later rescue in 38:10.

Jeremiah 37:16 describes Jeremiah's confinement in a dungeon, setting the stage for his later cistern imprisonment and rescue.

Proverbs 21:1 teaches that God turns the king's heart like water; here the king's command to rescue Jeremiah shows God's control.