Jeremiah 38:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 38:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’””
Jeremiah 38:26 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:26 ASV — 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. ”
Jeremiah 38:26 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Jeremiah 38:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 38:26 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shalt thou say vnto them, I humbly besought the King that he would not cause me to returne to Iehonathans house, to die there.”
Jeremiah 38:26 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:26 in Context — Jeremiah 38
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
26 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.
27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
What Does Jeremiah 38:26 Mean?
Jeremiah 38:26 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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