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Jeremiah 37:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So please, my king, just listen to me for a second. I'm literally begging you — please don't send me back to that scribe Jonathan's house. If you do, I'm going to die in there.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes you have to be real with people in power about what will actually destroy you.

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