Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray to the LORD your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left. New Living Translation Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the LORD your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before. English Standard Version and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant—because we are left with but a few, as your eyes see us— Berean Standard Bible Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. King James Bible And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) New King James Version and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you can see), New American Standard Bible and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our pleading come before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God for all this remnant—since we have been left only a few out of many, just as your own eyes now see us— NASB 1995 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, NASB 1977 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, Legacy Standard Bible and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication come before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, that is for all this remnant, because we remain but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, Amplified Bible and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition be presented before you, and pray to the LORD your God for us, that is, for all this remnant [of the people of Judah]; for we were once many, but now [only] a few of us are left, as you see with your own eyes, [so please pray] Christian Standard Bible the prophet Jeremiah and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes), Holman Christian Standard Bible Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes), American Standard Version and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us), Contemporary English Version and said, "Please, Jeremiah, pray to the LORD your God for us. Judah used to have many people, but as you can see, only a few of us are left. English Revised Version and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us: GOD'S WORD® Translation They said to him, "Please listen to our request, and pray to the LORD your God for all of us who are left here. As you can see, there are only a few of us left. Good News Translation and said to me, "Please do what we ask you! Pray to the LORD our God for us. Pray for all of us who have survived. Once there were many of us; but now only a few of us are left, as you can see. International Standard Version They told Jeremiah the prophet, "Please listen to what we have to ask of you. Pray to the LORD your God for us and for all these survivors. Indeed, only a few of us remain out of many, as you can see. Majority Standard Bible Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. NET Bible They said to him, "Please grant our request and pray to the LORD your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before. New Heart English Bible and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition be presented before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us: Webster's Bible Translation And said to Jeremiah the prophet, We beseech thee, let our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us to the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us:) World English Bible and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they say to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication fall before you, and pray for us to your God YHWH for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as your eyes see us; Young's Literal Translation and they say unto Jeremiah the prophet, 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication fall before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as thine eyes do see us; Smith's Literal Translation And they will say to Jeremiah the prophet, Now shall our supplication fall before thee, and pray thou for us to Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we were left few from many as thine eyes see us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they said to Jeremias the prophet: Let our supplication fall before thee: and pray thou for us to the Lord thy God for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as thy eyes do behold us. Catholic Public Domain Version And they said to Jeremiah the prophet: “Let our supplication fall before your sight. And pray for us to the Lord your God, on behalf of this entire remnant. For few out of many have been left behind, just as your eyes behold us. New American Bible approached Jeremiah the prophet and said, “Please grant our petition; pray for us to the LORD, your God, for all this remnant. As you see, only a few of us remain, but once we were many. New Revised Standard Version the prophet Jeremiah and said, “Be good enough to listen to our plea, and pray to the LORD your God for us—for all this remnant. For there are only a few of us left out of many, as your eyes can see. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd said to Jeremiah, We beseech you, pray for us before the LORD your God, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they said to Jeremiah: “We beg of you, pray for us before LORD JEHOVAH your God, because we few are left of many, as your eyes see us OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and said unto Jeremiah the prophet: 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us; Brenton Septuagint Translation to Jeremias the prophet, and said to him, Let now our supplication come before thy face, and pray thou to the Lord thy God for this remnant; for we are left few out of many, as thine eyes see. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warning Against Going to Egypt1Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached 2Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. 3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”… Cross References Jeremiah 37:3 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!” Jeremiah 21:2 “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.” 1 Samuel 7:8 and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 12:19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.” 1 Kings 13:6 Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before. 2 Kings 19:4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.” 2 Kings 22:13 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.” Isaiah 37:4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.” Isaiah 37:15-20 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD: / “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. / Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. ... Ezekiel 14:3 “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way? Ezekiel 20:1-3 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me. / Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD. Acts 8:24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him. Romans 15:30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. Treasury of Scripture And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech you, our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do behold us:) be accepted before thee. Jeremiah 36:7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. Jeremiah 37:20 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. and pray. Jeremiah 17:15,16 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now… Jeremiah 21:2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. Jeremiah 37:3 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 God for us. left. Leviticus 26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. Deuteronomy 4:27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you. Deuteronomy 28:62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. Jump to Previous Accepted Beseech Eyes Few Jeremiah Petition Please Presented Prophet Remnant SupplicationJump to Next Accepted Beseech Eyes Few Jeremiah Petition Please Presented Prophet Remnant SupplicationJeremiah 42 1. Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.7. Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea; 13. and destruction in Egypt. 19. He reproves their hypocrisy. Jeremiah the prophet This phrase identifies Jeremiah as the central prophetic figure in this narrative. The Hebrew root for "prophet" is "נָבִיא" (navi), which means one who is called or appointed to speak for God. Jeremiah's role as a prophet is significant because he serves as God's mouthpiece, delivering divine messages to the people of Judah. Historically, Jeremiah's ministry occurred during a tumultuous period in Judah's history, marked by political instability and impending exile. His prophetic office underscores the seriousness of the message he is about to deliver. Please let our petition come before you Pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant For as you can see, we are few Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites the prophet הַנָּבִ֗יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet and said, וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “May our petition תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ (ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 8467: Favor, supplication for favor come תִּפָּל־ (tip·pāl-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie before you; לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face pray וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (wə·hiṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative on behalf of בְּעַ֖ד (bə·‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every remnant. הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית (haš·šə·’ê·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7611: Rest, residue, remnant, remainder For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction few מְעַט֙ (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few of us remain נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ (niš·’ar·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant of the many, מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה (mê·har·bêh) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you can see רֹא֥וֹת (rō·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 7200: To see with your own eyes. עֵינֶ֖יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Jeremiah 42:2 NIVJeremiah 42:2 NLT Jeremiah 42:2 ESV Jeremiah 42:2 NASB Jeremiah 42:2 KJV Jeremiah 42:2 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 42:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 42:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 42:2 French Bible Jeremiah 42:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:2 And said to Jeremiah the prophet Let (Jer.) |
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