Jeremiah 38:26 - Tree of Life Version Then you will tell them, ‘I was presenting my petition before the king, not to make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you shall say to them, I was presenting to the king my humble plea that he would not send me back to Jonathan's house to die there. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible you should say to them, ‘I was begging the king not to send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” Catholic Public Domain Version then you shall say to them: 'I presented my supplication before the king, so that he would not order me to be led back to the house of Jonathan, to die there.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt say to them: I presented my supplication before the king that he would not command me to be carried back into the house of Jonathan, to die there. |
He also gave him a written copy of the decree, which had been distributed in Shushan, for their annihilation, to show to Esther and to explain it to her. He instructed her to go in to the king, to beg his favor and plead before him on behalf of her people.
The officials were angry with Jeremiah, had him beaten, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.
So now please listen, my lord the king! Please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I will not die there.”
When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he told them with just these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him, since the matter was not overheard.
and said to the prophet Jeremiah, “Please, let our petition be presented before you, and pray to Adonai your God on our behalf, for all this remnant—for we who are left are but a few out of many, as you are seeing with your own eyes—