Jeremiah 42:2 References

2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our apetition come before you, and bpray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a cfew out of many, as your own eyes now see us,

b Exodus 8:28, 1 Samuel 7:8, 1 Samuel 12:19, 1 Kings 13:6, Isaiah 37:4, Jeremiah 37:3, Jeremiah 42:20, Acts 8:24, James 5:16


Exodus 8

28 Pharaoh said, "aI will let you go, that you may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. bMake supplication for me."

1 Samuel 7

8 Then the sons of Israel said to Samuel, "aDo not cease to cry to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines."

1 Samuel 12

19 Then all the people said to Samuel, "aPray for your servants to the Lord your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins bthis evil by asking for ourselves a king."

1 Kings 13

6 The king said to the man of God, "Please aentreat the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." So bthe man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.

Isaiah 37

4 'Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to areproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for bthe remnant that is left.'"

Jeremiah 37

3 Yet aKing Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and bZephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "cPlease pray to the Lord our God on our behalf."

Jeremiah 42

20 For you have only adeceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the Lord your God, saying, "Pray for us to the Lord our God; and whatever the Lord our God says, tell us so, and we will do it."

Acts 8

24 But Simon answered and said, "aPray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

James 5

16 Therefore, aconfess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be bhealed. cThe effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.