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Jeremiah 37:3–4

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3Yet aKing Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and bZephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “cPlease pray to Yahweh our God on our behalf.”

4Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going out among the people; they had not yet aput him in the prison.

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  1. aJer 21:1, 2
  2. bJer 29:25; 52:24
  3. c1 Kin 13:6; Jer 2:27; 15:11; 21:1, 2; 42:1–4, 20; Acts 8:24
  4. aJer 32:2, 3; 37:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to the Lord our God.” Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehukal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, requesting, “Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf!” Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks among the people, for he had not yet been put into the prison.

NLTNew Living Translation

Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.” Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to Yahweh our God.” Now Jeremiah was coming and going out in the midst of the people and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.