Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me; remember that I stood before thy face, to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
LXX2012
Jeremiah 18:20
Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me; remember that I stood before your face, to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
Parallel Translations
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.
Should 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.
Cross References
Psalms 35:7Psalms 57:6Psalms 106:23Psalms 35:121 Samuel 24:17–19Proverbs 26:27Jeremiah 18:22Psalms 109:4–5Ecclesiastes 10:8Psalms 119:95John 15:25Zechariah 3:1–2Ezekiel 22:30–31Jeremiah 11:14Job 6:27
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