Jeremiah 37:3

And King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet saying,—Pray thou I beseech thee in our behalf, unto Yahweh, our God.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King 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.

In Context

2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land had hearkened unto the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

4Now, Jeremiah, was coming in and going out in the midst of the people, for they had not put him into prison.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:28Then said Pharaoh: I, will let you go—so shall ye sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert, only ye shall not go a, very long, journey,—make ye entreaty for me.

Exodus 10:17Now, therefore, forgive I pray you my sin—only this time, and make entreaty to Yahweh your God,—that he may take away from me, at least, this death.

1 Samuel 12:19And all the people said unto Samuel—Pray for thy servants, unto Yahweh thy God, and let it not be that we die,—For we have added, to all our sins, a wrong, in asking for ourselves a king.

Jeremiah 2:27Saying, to a tree, My father, art thou! And to a stone, Thou, didst give us birth, For they have turned unto me the back and not the face,—But in the time of their calamity, they will say, Arise, and save us!

Jeremiah 21:2Enquire for us I pray thee of Yahweh, in that, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, maketh war against us,—Peradventure Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wonders, so that he go up from us.

Jeremiah 29:25Thus, speaketh Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, saying,—Because, thou, hast sent in, thine own name, letters, unto all the people who are in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son, of Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the priests saying:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:2-11

Zedekiah's Wicked Reign; Sign of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 589.) 1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord , which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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