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

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

Digged

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.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Remember

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

General references

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.