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 Jer 36:7), [HENDERSON].

lest I die there—in the subterranean dungeon (Jer 37:16), from want of proper sustenance (Jer 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].