Jeremiah 18:20

New Century Version

Good should not be paid back with evil, but they have dug a pit in order to kill me. Remember that I stood before you and asked you to do good things for these people and to turn your anger away from them.

Cross References

Job 6:27

You would even gamble for orphans and would trade away your friend.

Psalm 106:23

So God said he would destroy them. But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him and stopped God’s anger from destroying them.

Psalm 119:95

Wicked people are waiting to destroy me, but I will think about your rules.

Psalm 35:12

They repay me with evil for the good I have done, and they make me very sad.

Psalm 35:7

For no reason they spread out their net to trap me; for no reason they dug a pit for me.

Psalm 38:20

They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good.

Psalm 57:6

They set a trap for me. I am very worried. They dug a pit in my path, but they fell into it themselves.Selah

Psalm 7:15

They dig a hole to trap others, but they will fall into it themselves.

Proverbs 17:13

Whoever gives evil in return for good will always have trouble at home.

Proverbs 26:27

Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it; anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake;

Jeremiah 11:14

“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people or cry out for them or ask anything for them. I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we admit that we are wicked and that our ancestors did evil things. We have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me: “I would not feel sorry for the people of Judah even if Moses and Samuel prayed for them. Send them away from me! Tell them to go!

Jeremiah 17:18

Make those who are hurting me be ashamed, but don’t bring shame to me. Let them be terrified, but keep me from terror. Bring the day of disaster on my enemies. Destroy them, and destroy them again.

Jeremiah 18:19

Lord, listen to me. Listen to what my accusers are saying!

Jeremiah 18:22

Let them cry out in their houses when you bring an enemy against them suddenly. Let all this happen, because my enemies have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for my feet.

Jeremiah 27:18

If they are prophets and have the message from the Lord, let them pray to the Lord All-Powerful. Let them ask that the items which are still in the Temple of the Lord and in the king’s palace and in Jerusalem not be taken away to Babylon.

Jeremiah 5:26

There are wicked men among my people. Like those who make nets for catching birds, they set their traps to catch people.

Jeremiah 7:16

“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people. Don’t cry out for them or ask anything for them or beg me to help them, because I will not listen to you.

Lamentations 3:59

Lord, you have seen how I have been wronged. Now judge my case for me.

John 10:32

But he said to them, “I have done many good works from the Father. Which of these good works are you killing me for?”

John 15:25

But this happened so that what is written in their law would be true: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

1 Samuel 19:4

When Jonathan talked to Saul his father, he said good things about David. Jonathan said, “The king should do no wrong to your servant David since he has done nothing wrong to you. What he has done has helped you greatly.