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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 18:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Soll Böses für Gutes vergolten werden? Denn sie haben meiner Seele eine Grube gegraben. Gedenke, daß ich vor dir gestanden habe, Gutes über sie zu reden, um deinen Grimm von ihnen abzuwenden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Dase mal por bien, para que hayan cavado hoyo á mi alma? Acuérdate que me puse delante de ti para hablar bien por ellos, para apartar de ellos tu ira.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por acaso se pagará ao bem com o mal? Pois já cavaram uma cova para a minha alma! Lembra-te que me pus diante de ti para falar pelo bem deles, para desviar deles a tua ira.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Será que a sua calamidade, realmente, será minha recompensa por ser bondoso para com eles? Pois eles cavaram uma cova para mim. Lembra-Te como me levantei diante de Ti para falar em favor deles e fazer Tua fúria se desviar deles.
📖 Jeremiah 18:20 in Context
18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
19Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20Shall 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.
21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22Let 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.
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