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Jeremiah 38:26
Jeremiah 38:26 is verse 26 of Jeremiah chapter 38, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’”
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Jeremiah 38:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
25 If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
26 then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
27 When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Jeremiah 37:15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
Jeremiah 37:20But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”
Jeremiah 42:2Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
Esther 4:8Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.