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Jeremiah 37:20

But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
שְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-listenH8085 →
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
תִּפָּל־ti.pol-may it fallH5307 →
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994 →
תְחִנָּתִי֙te.chi.na.Tisupplication myH8467 →
לְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיte.shi.Ve.niyou make go back meH7725 →
בֵּ֚יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083 →
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
אָמ֖וּת'a.MutI will dieH4191 →
שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033 →

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Jeremiah 36:7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”Jeremiah 42:2Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.Jeremiah 38:26then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”Acts 25:10–11Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.Acts 28:18–19They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.Acts 23:16–22But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”Jeremiah 38:6–9So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.Daniel 9:18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.Jeremiah 37:15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.Jeremiah 40:8they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.Lamentations 3:53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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