Jeremiah 37:20

The Scriptures 1998

“But now, please hear, O my master the sovereign. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Yehonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”

Cross References

Psalm 119:170

Let my prayer come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.

Jeremiah 26:15

“But know for certain that if you put me to death, you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants. For truly יהוה  has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”

Jeremiah 36:7

“It could be that they present their supplication before יהוה, and they turn back, each one from his evil way. For great is the displeasure and the wrath that יהוה  has spoken against this people.”

Jeremiah 38:26

then you shall say to them, ‘I presented my petition before the sovereign, not to send me back to the house of Yonathan to die there.’ ”

Jeremiah 38:28

So Yirmeyahu remained in the court of the guard until the day that Yerushalayim was taken, and he was there when Yerushalayim was taken.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said to Yirmeyahu the prophet, “We beg you, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to יהוה  your Elohim, for all this remnant, for we are few left of many, as your eyes see us.