then tell them, 'I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.'" 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 Jeremiah 42:2 Esther 4:8 |