Jeremiah 37:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 37:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 37:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 37:20 — KJV
“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. let...: Heb. let my supplication fall”
— Jeremiah 37:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37:20 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 37:20
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 37:20: therefore, hear, now
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 37:20: king, supplication, before
“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 37:20: therefore, now, lord
“Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. let it...: Heb. be thou pleased and bless”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 37:20: therefore, now, lord
“Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. that...: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 37:20: pray, lord, king
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