Jeremiah Chapter 18 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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BBE Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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DARBY Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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KJV Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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WBT Jeremiah 18:20


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WEB Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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YLT Jeremiah 18:20

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.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) They have digged a pit for my soul.--The image has become so familiar that we have all but lost its vividness. What it meant here (as in Psalm 57:6) was that the man was treated as a beast, the prophet who sought their good as the wolf or the jackal whom they entrapped and slew.Remember that I stood before thee.--The phrase is used frequently, though not uniformly, of the act of worship, of the communion of the soul with God (comp. Jeremiah 7:10; Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 19:17; Deuteronomy 29:10; 1Kings 19:11), and is clearly used in this sense here. The prophet refers to his repeated though fruitless entreaties for the people in Jeremiah 14, 15. It is interesting to note the description of Jeremiah, in 2 Maccabees 15:14, as "a lover of the brethren who prayeth much for the people and the holy city." Men had come to recognise that the spirit of intercession had been the prophet's dominant characteristic. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewShould goodטוֹבָה֙ (ṭō·w·ḇāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodbe repaidהַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם (hay·šul·lam)Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocatewithתַּֽחַת־ (ta·ḥaṯ-)PrepositionStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu ofevil?רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilYetכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey have dugכָר֥וּ (ḵā·rū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3738: To dig, to plot, to bore, opena pitשׁוּחָ֖ה (šū·ḥāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 7745: A chasmfor me.לְנַפְשִׁ֑י (lə·nap̄·šî)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Rememberזְכֹ֣ר ׀ (zə·ḵōr)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be malehow I stoodעָמְדִ֣י (‘ā·mə·ḏî)Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsbefore Youלְפָנֶ֗יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 6440: The faceto speakלְדַבֵּ֤ר (lə·ḏab·bêr)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduegoodטוֹבָ֔ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodon their behalf,עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstto turnלְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againYour wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖ (ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2534: Heat, anger, poisonfrom them.מֵהֶֽם׃ (mê·hem)Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1992: TheyJump to PreviousBehalf Deep Digged Dug Evil Good Hole Instead Life Mind Pit Recompense Recompensed Remember Repaid Reward Soul Speak Standing Stood Turn Word Wrath