Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
Jeremiah 18:20 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall evil be recompensed for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. [Earnestly] remember that I stood before You to speak good for them, to turn away Your anger from them. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Should evil be returned for good? Yet they have set traps for me. Remember that I stood before you, begging you to be merciful and not to punish them. Catholic Public Domain Version Should evil be rendered for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul! Remember that I have stood in your sight, so as to speak on their behalf for good, and to avert your indignation from them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, to speak good for them and turn away thy indignation from them. |
Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moshe, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the midst of it themselves. Selah.
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Therefore don't you pray for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.
We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
Then said the LORD to me, Though Moshe and Shemu'el stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but let not me be disappointed; let them be dismayed, but don't let me be dismayed; bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Give heed to me, LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of Armies, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Yehudah, and at Yerushalayim, don't go to Bavel.
For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
Therefore don't you pray for this people, neither lift up a cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear you.
Yeshua answered them, *I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?*
But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their Torah, 'They hated me without a cause.'
Yonatan spoke good of David to Sha'ul his father, and said to him, Don't let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you: