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Jeremiah 37:20

20 Now hear, please, O my lord the king: alet my humble plea come before you and bdo not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there.”

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Jeremiah 37:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 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.

Jeremiah 37:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don’t send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Therefore please hear now, O my lord the king. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 But now, my master, king of Judah, please listen to me, and please do what I ask of you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the royal secretary, or I will die there!”

Jeremiah 37:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 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.

Jeremiah 37:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Jeremiah 37:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 But now, Your Majesty, please listen, and accept my plea for mercy. Don’t return me to the scribe Jonathan’s house, or I will die there.” 

Jeremiah 37:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Now please hear me, my lord king: be good enough to listen to my plea, and do not send me back to the house of the secretary Jonathan to die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Now hear please, my lord the king, please let my plea fall before you. You must not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, so that I will not die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 “But now please listen, my king and master. Let me make my appeal to you. Please don’t send me back to the house of the secretary Jonathan. If you do, I’ll die there.”

Jeremiah 37:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 “But now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there.”


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