Jeremiah 18:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Evil

John 15:25

Digged

Remember

General references

Exodus 21:33

Proverbs 17:13

Bible References

Evil

to David, "You are more righteous than I am, because you have treated me well even though I've treated you poorly.

They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.

They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.

Instead of receiving my love, they accuse me, though I continue in prayer.

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

Jesus replied to them, "I've shown you many good actions from my Father. For which of them are you going to stone me?"

But this happened so that what has been written in their Law might be fulfilled: "They hated me for no reason.'

Digged

Let a cry be heard from their houses because you have brought a raiding party against them suddenly. For they have dug a pit to capture me and have set traps for my feet.

Indeed, you would gamble to buy an orphan; and barter to buy your friend!

He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.

Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.

They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude

The wicked lay in wait to destroy me, while I ponder your decrees.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.

Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may suffer a snake bite.

Remember

"As for you, don't pray on behalf of this people, don't cry or offer a petition for them, and don't plead with me, for I won't listen to you.

"Jeremiah, don't pray for this people and don't cry or pray for them. I won't listen when they cry out to me because of their disaster.

LORD,even though our iniquities testify against us, do something for the sake of your name. Indeed, our apostasies are many, and we have sinned against you.

Then the LORD told me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me, I wouldn't be favorably disposed toward this people. Send them out of my presence! Let them go!

Then two of the men turned away from there and walked toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing in the presence of the LORD.

He would have destroyed them but for Moses, his chosen one, who stood in the breach before him to avert his destructive wrath.

I sought for a man among them to build the wall and stand in the breach in my presence on behalf of the land so that it won't be destroyed, but I found no one,

Then I saw Joshua the High Priest standing in the presence of the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right to oppose him.

General references

If a man opens a pit or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or donkey falls into it,

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.