The People Ask Jeremiah to Pray

42 Then all the ^[a]commanders of the military forces, ^(A)Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people ^(B)both small and great approached ² and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our ^(C)supplication ^[b]come before you, and ^(D)pray for us to Yahweh your God, that is for all this remnant, because we remain but a ^(E)few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, ³ that Yahweh your God may tell us the ^(F)way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.” ⁴ Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I am going to ^(G)pray to Yahweh your God in accordance with your words; and I will tell you the whole ^[c]message which ^(H)Yahweh will answer you. I will ^(I)not keep back a word from you.”