Jeremiah 37:20
Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 37 connects to 10 cross-references. Zedekiah sends secretly to ask Jeremiah for prayer. When the Babylonian army temporarily withdraws for Egypt, the false hope arises that they are gone. Jeremiah tries to leave Jerusalem and is arrested for desertion, beaten, and imprisoned. He appeals to …
Other Translations
And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return <FI>to<Fi> the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.'
And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there.
Cross References
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to …
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom …
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the …
It may be they will present their supplication before the Lord, and will return every one from his evil way: …
But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, …
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to …
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but …
Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I …
So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou …