But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain that the Lord has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.’
Jeremiah 37:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore hear now, I pray you, O my lord the king. Let my supplication, I pray you, come before you and be acceptable, that you do not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Now, my master and king, I beg you, don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I’ll die there.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then king Zedekiah instructed that Jeremiah be confined to the vestibule of the prison, and that they should give him a twist of bread daily, along with stew, until all the bread in the city had been consumed. And Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then king Sedecias commanded that Jeremias should be committed into the entry of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread, beside broth, till all the bread in the city were spent. And Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison. |
But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain that the Lord has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.’
Perhaps their petition will come before the Lord, and each one will turn from his evil way, for the anger and fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people are intense.’
If they do, tell them, “I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.” ’
Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard until the day Jerusalem was captured, and he was there when it happened.
the prophet Jeremiah and said, ‘May our petition come before you; pray to the Lord your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),