Jeremiah 18:20⥂
_KJV:
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.
_BSB:
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
_Hebrew:
הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת־ טוֹבָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי־ כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְנַפְשִׁ֑י זְכֹ֣ר׀ עָמְדִ֣י לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עֲלֵיהֶם֙ טוֹבָ֔ה לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־ חֲמָתְךָ֖ מֵהֶֽם׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
GOD • INGRATITUDE • INTERCESSION • JEREMIAH • PERSECUTION • PRAYER • ZEAL, RELIGIOUS