Jeremiah 37:20
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 37:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun höre doch, mein Herr König: Laß doch mein Flehen vor dich kommen und bringe mich nicht in das Haus Jonathans, des Schreibers, zurück, damit ich nicht daselbst sterbe.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, oye, te ruego, oh rey mi señor: caiga ahora mi súplica delante de ti, y no me hagas volver á casa de Jonathán escriba, porque no me muera allí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora pois, ouve, por favor, ó rei, meu senhor: chegue, por favor, minha súplica diante de ti, e não me deixes voltar à casa do escriba Jônatas, para que eu não morra ali.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas, agora, escute, meu senhor, ó rei! Deixo meu pedido diante de ti. Não me coloques novamente na casa de Jônatas, o escriba, senão morrerei lá."
📖 Jeremiah 37:20 in Context
18Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
20Therefore 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.
21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
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