Jeremiah 37:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

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

Psalm 119:170

Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.

Jeremiah 26:15

Only be certain that, if you put me to death, you will make yourselves and your town and its people responsible for the blood of one who has done no wrong: for truly, the Lord has sent me to you to say all these words in your ears.

Jeremiah 36:7

It may be that their prayer for grace will go up to the Lord, and that every man will be turned from his evil ways: for great is the wrath and the passion made clear by the Lord against this people.

Jeremiah 38:26

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.

Jeremiah 38:28

So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.

Jeremiah 42:2

And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let our request come before you, and make prayer for us to the Lord your God, even for this small band of us; for we are only a small band out of what was a great number, as your eyes may see: