Jeremiah 38:26
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 38 connects to 4 cross-references. Officials throw Jeremiah into a cistern with mud where he sinks. The Ethiopian official Ebed-melech appeals to the king who permits his rescue. Zedekiah secretly asks Jeremiah again for a word: surrender to Babylon and live, or resist and die …
Other Translations
then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
then thou hast said unto them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me to return to the house of Jonathan, to die there.'
Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.
Cross References
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, …
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us …
Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before …
Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan …