Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’” New Living Translation If this happens, just tell them you begged me not to send you back to Jonathan’s dungeon, for fear you would die there.” English Standard Version then you shall say to them, ‘I made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 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 Bible 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. New King James Version then you shall say to them, ‘I presented my request before the king, that he would not make me return to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ” New American Standard Bible then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my plea before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” NASB 1995 then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my petition before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” NASB 1977 then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my petition before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” Legacy Standard Bible then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my petition before the king, not to make me return to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” Amplified Bible then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my [humble] petition and plea to the king so that he would not send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’” Christian Standard Bible 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.’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible then you will tell them, ‘I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” American Standard 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Say to them: ‘I begged of the King that he would not return me to the house of Jonathan the Scribe, that I would not die there!’” Brenton Septuagint Translation Then thou shalt say to them, I brought my supplication before the presence of the king, that he would not send me back into the house of Jonathan, that I should die there. Contemporary English Version So if they question you, tell them you were begging me not to send you back to the prison at Jonathan's house, because going back there would kill you." Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation If they come to you, say to them, 'I asked the king not to send me back to Jonathan's house to die there.'" Good News Translation Just tell them you were begging me not to send you back to prison to die there." International Standard Version then you are to say to them, 'I was presenting my request to the king that I not be taken back to the house of Jonathan to die there.'" JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version then you have said to them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me to return to the house of Jonathan, to die there.” Majority 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.’” New American Bible then give them this answer: ‘I petitioned the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house lest I die there.’ ” NET Bible If they do this, tell them, 'I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan's house.'" New Revised Standard Version then you shall say to them, ‘I was presenting my plea to the king not to send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” New Heart English Bible then you shall tell them, 'I presented my petition before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.'" Webster's Bible Translation Then thou shalt say to 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.’” Young's Literal Translation then thou hast said unto them, I am causing my supplication to fall before the king, not to cause me to return to the house of Jonathan, to die there.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah Rescued…25If 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,’ 26then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 27When 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.… Cross References Jeremiah 37:15 The 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 37:20 But 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 38:27 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. Treasury of Scripture Then you shall say to them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. Jeremiah 37:15,20 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison… Jeremiah 42:2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) Esther 4:8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. Jump to Previous Cause Causing Die Fall House Humble Jonathan Jonathan's Petition Plea Pleading Presented Presenting Request SupplicationJump to Next Cause Causing Die Fall House Humble Jonathan Jonathan's Petition Plea Pleading Presented Presenting Request SupplicationJeremiah 38 1. Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah.7. Ebed-Melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement. 14. Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life. 24. By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew then tell them,וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I was presenting מַפִּיל־ (map·pîl-) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie to לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the king הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king my petition תְחִנָּתִ֖י (ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor that he not לְבִלְתִּ֧י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until return הֲשִׁיבֵ֛נִי (hă·šî·ḇê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again me to the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jonathan יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites to die לָמ֥וּת (lā·mūṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4191: To die, to kill there.’” שָֽׁם׃ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Links Jeremiah 38:26 NIVJeremiah 38:26 NLT Jeremiah 38:26 ESV Jeremiah 38:26 NASB Jeremiah 38:26 KJV Jeremiah 38:26 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 38:26 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 38:26 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 38:26 French Bible Jeremiah 38:26 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 38:26 Then you shall tell them I presented (Jer.) |
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