Jeremiah 18:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 18:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 18:20 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak g..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 18:20 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 18:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:20 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 18:20
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:20: stood, before, turn
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:20: evil, speak, turn
“They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:20: digged, pit, soul
“Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:20: evil, turn, away
“Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. folly: or, villany”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:20: evil, speak, turn
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