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General Information:
Jeremiah continues to give instructions to Baruch.
Perhaps their pleas
"It is possible that their pleas"
their pleas for mercy will come before Yahweh
"Yahweh will hear them plead for mercy and do as they ask"
their pleas for mercy
The word "their" refers to the people in the house of Yahweh and the people of Judah who had come to the house of Yahweh from their cities.
from his wicked way
Yahweh speaks of a person's lifestyle as if it were a "way" or path along which the person walks. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 18:11. Alternate translation: "his wicked way of living" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
the wrath and fury
"the anger and rage"