Jer 37:20 | JFB | STEP | 20. be accepted-- rather, "Let my supplication be humbly presented" (see on ), [Henderson]. lest I die there-- in the subterranean dungeon ( ), from want of proper sustenance ( ). The prophet naturally shrank from death, which makes his spiritual firmness the more remarkable; he was ready to die rather than swerve from his duty [Calvin].

‏ Jeremiah 37:20

20. be accepted--rather, "Let my supplication be humbly presented" (see on Jr 36:7), [Henderson].

lest I die there--in the subterranean dungeon (Jr 37:16), from want of proper sustenance (Jr 37:21). The prophet naturally shrank from death, which makes his spiritual firmness the more remarkable; he was ready to die rather than swerve from his duty [Calvin].