"But now,pleaselisten,O my lordthe king;pleaselet my petitioncomebeforeyou and do not make me returnto the houseof Jonathanthe scribe,that I may not diethere."
Let my supplicationcomebeforeYou; Deliverme according to Your word.
"Onlyknowfor certainthat ifyou putme to death,you will bringinnocentbloodon yourselves, and on thiscityand on its inhabitants;for trulythe LORDhas sentme to you to speakallthesewordsin your hearing."
"Perhapstheir supplicationwill comebeforethe LORD,and everyonewill turnfrom his evilway,for greatis the angerand the wraththat the LORDhas pronouncedagainstthispeople."
then you are to sayto them, 'I was presentingmy petitionbeforethe king,not to make me returnto the houseof Jonathanto diethere.'"
So Jeremiahstayedin the courtof the guardhouseuntilthe daythat Jerusalemwas captured.
and saidto Jeremiahthe prophet,"Pleaselet our petitioncomebeforeyou, and prayfor us to the LORDyour God,[that is] for allthisremnant;becausewe are left[but] a fewout of many,as your own eyes[now] seeus,
