Jeremiah 18:20

Jeremiah chapter 18 · verse 20 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

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.

Context

v.19Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

v.20This passage

v.21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 57:6

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

  • Psalms 7:15

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

  • Genesis 18:22

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

  • Jeremiah 7:16

    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.

  • Jeremiah 18:22

    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.

  • John 10:32

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