Jeremiah 18:20
What does Jeremiah 18:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 18:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Shall 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 · 1611Shall 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 · 1901Shall 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Is 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Is 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, to speak good for them, and to turn away thy indignation from them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Shall 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?
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