Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Should evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to do good for them, and to turn away Your wrath from them.
New American Standard Bible
For they have
Remember how I
To speak good on their behalf,
So as to turn away Your wrath from them.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.
International Standard Version
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to take my life. Remember! I stood before you and spoke good on their behalf in order to turn your wrath away from them.
A Conservative Version
Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.
Bible in Basic English
Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Shall evil be requited for good? for they dug a pit for my soul. Remember my standing before thee to speak good for them, to turn back thy wrath from them.
King James 2000
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Should good be repaid in place of evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember my standing {before you} to speak good for them, to avert your wrath from them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Do they not recompense evil for good, when they dig a pit for my soul? Remember, how that I stood before thee, to speak for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
NET Bible
Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.
New Heart English Bible
Shall 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Shall, evil, be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my life, - Remember how I stood before thee To speak in their behalf what was good! To turn back thine indignation from them.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Shall 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Evil » Social in the church » In politics
Evil for good » Evil for good, the returning of
Ingratitude » To man, instances of
Ingratitude » Of man to man » Jeremiah's enemies
Interlinear
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Shalam
Towb
Nephesh
Zakar
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Paniym
Dabar
Towb
References
Hastings
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 18:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah's Imprecatory Prayer
19 Pay attention to me; O Jehovah, and attend to the voice of my foes. 20 Should evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to do good for them, and to turn away Your wrath from them. 21 Therefore deliver up their sons to the famine, and give them over to the hand of the sword. And let their wives be bereaved, and widows, and their men be slain of death; let their young men be struck by the sword in battle.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they have spread their net for me in a pit-net; without cause they have dug for my soul.
Psalm 57:6
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me, they have fallen into it. Selah.
Psalm 106:23
And He said that He would destroy them, if Moses His chosen had not stood before Him in the breach, to turn away His wrath, so that He should not destroy them.
Psalm 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good; bereaving my soul.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when You suddenly bring a raiding party on them. For they have dug a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.
Genesis 18:22-32
And the men turned their faces away from there, and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before Jehovah.
1 Samuel 24:17-19
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, but I have rewarded you evil.
Job 6:27
Yea, you cause anger to fall on the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.
Psalm 7:15
He dug a pit and bored it, and has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalm 38:20
And those who give evil for good oppose me, because I follow good.
Psalm 109:4-5
For my love they are my foes; but I am in prayer.
Psalm 119:95
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will think on Your testimonies.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it will turn back to him.
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks a hedge, a snake shall bite him.
Jeremiah 7:16
Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up cry nor prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you.
Jeremiah 11:14
And you, do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them. For I will not hear them in the time they cry to Me for their trouble.
Jeremiah 14:7-11
O Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, act for Your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against You.
Jeremiah 14:20-1
We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.
Ezekiel 22:30-31
And I sought for a man among them who should wall up a wall for the land, and stand in the break before me, that I should not destroy it. But I did not find one.
Zechariah 3:1-2
And He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
John 10:32
Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from My Father; for which of these do you stone Me?
John 15:25
But that the Word might be fulfilled that is written in their Law, "They hated Me without a cause."