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 Et ils ont dit: Venez, complotons contre Jérémie! Car la loi ne périra pas faute de sacrificateurs, Ni le conseil faute de sages, ni la parole faute de prophètes. Venez, tuons-le avec la langue; Ne prenons pas garde à tous ses discours!
19 Écoute-moi, Éternel! Et entends la voix de mes adversaires!
20 Le mal sera-t-il rendu pour le bien? Car ils ont creusé une fosse pour m’ôter la vie. Souviens-t’en, je me suis tenu devant toi, Afin de parler en leur faveur, Et de détourner d’eux ta colère.
21 C’est pourquoi livre leurs enfants à la famine, Précipite-les par le glaive; Que leurs femmes soient privées d’enfants et deviennent veuves, Et que leurs maris soient enlevés par la peste; Que leurs jeunes gens soient frappés par l’épée dans le combat!
22 Qu’on entende des cris sortir de leurs maisons, Quand soudain tu feras fondre sur eux des bandes armées! Car ils ont creusé une fosse pour me prendre, Ils ont tendu des filets sous mes pieds.
What Does Jeremiah 18:20 Mean?
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