Jeremiah 18:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.”
Jeremiah 18:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 18:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 18:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.”
Jeremiah 18:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 18:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them. ”
Jeremiah 18:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 18:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.”
Jeremiah 18:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 18:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them. ”
Jeremiah 18:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 18:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shall euill be recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee, to speake good for the, and to turne away thy wrath from them.”
Jeremiah 18:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 18:20 in Context — Jeremiah 18
18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
What Does Jeremiah 18:20 Mean?
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