Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.
Jeremiah 18:20 - King James 2000 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and 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. |
Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider your testimonies.
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.
They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have dug a pit before me, into the midst of which they are fallen themselves. Selah.
He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Whosoever digs a pit shall fall in it: and he that rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whosoever breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Therefore pray not you for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against you.
Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not turn toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to the voice of them that contend with me.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
But if they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lie in wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Therefore pray not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear you.
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do you stone me?
But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been toward you very good: