Jeremiah 38:26 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 38:26

then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I presented my supplication - This was telling the truth, and nothing but the truth, but not the whole truth. The king did not wish him to defile his conscience, nor did he propose any thing that was not consistent with the truth.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Compare Ge 20:2, 12; on the other hand, 1Sa 16:2, 5. left off speaking with--Hebrew, "were silent from him," that is, withdrawing from him they left him quiet (1Sa 7:8, Margin).

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	ve.'a.mar.Ta	and you will say	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
מַפִּיל־	ma.pil-	[was] making fall	H5307 →
אֲנִ֥י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
תְחִנָּתִ֖י	te.chi.na.Ti	supplication my	H8467 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
לְבִלְתִּ֧י	le.vil.Ti	to not	H1115 →
הֲשִׁיבֵ֛נִי	ha.shi.Ve.ni	to send back me	H7725 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן	ye.ho.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3083 →
לָמ֥וּת	la.Mut	to die	H4191 →
שָֽׁם׃ פ	Sham	there	H8033 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 42:2
Jeremiah 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…
leads to
- Jeremiah 36:7
  Perhaps 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.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 26:22
  I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
- Isaiah 37:4
  Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words…
- Jeremiah 37:3
  Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
- James 5:16
  Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Through
Esther 4:8
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor,…
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 10:4
  If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Job 9:15
  For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
- Esther 3:14–15
  A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.

About Jeremiah

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

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Jeremiah