Verse 20
Jeremiah 37:20
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֕ה שְֽׁמַֽע נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֣/י הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ תִּפָּל נָ֤א תְחִנָּתִ/י֙ לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אַל תְּשִׁבֵ֗/נִי בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַ/סֹּפֵ֔ר וְ/לֹ֥א אָמ֖וּת שָֽׁם
English Translation
And now, please listen, my lord, the king; please do not turn away my plea from you, and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
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Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
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Thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent yo...
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And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it...
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And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before...
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