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Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> Should they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/18.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/18.htm">New King James Version</a> Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good in their behalf, So as to turn Your wrath away from them. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before Thee To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Thy wrath from them. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, To turn Your anger away from them. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your anger from them. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I tried to help them, but they are paying me back by digging a pit to trap me. I even begged you not to punish them. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 fury from them. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Good should not be paid back with evil. They dig a pit to take my life. Remember how I stood in your presence and pleaded for them in order to turn your anger away from them. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to take my life. Remember! I stood before you and spoke good on their behalf in order to turn your wrath away from them. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. <a href="/net/jeremiah/18.htm">NET Bible</a> Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/18.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Is evil repaid instead of good, "" That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before You to speak good of them, "" To turn back Your wrath from them. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Shall evil be requited for good? for they dug a pit for my soul. Remember my standing before thee to speak good for them, to turn back thy wrath from them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, so speak good for them, and turn away thy indignation from them. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak on their behalf, to turn your wrath away from them. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Evil has been recompensed for good, for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee and spoke good for them to turn away thy wrath from them. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Evil has been paid in exchange for good, for they have dug a ditch for my soul! Remember that I have risen before you, and I have spoken good about them, to turn away your anger from them!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5516" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/18.htm">The Plot Against Jeremiah</a> …19Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! 20<a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">Should good</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: hay·šul·lam (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">be repaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ- (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3738.htm" title="3738: ḵā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To dig, to plot, to bore, open. A primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open.">they have dug</a> <a href="/hebrew/7745.htm" title="7745: šū·ḥāh (N-fs) -- A pit. From shuwach; a chasm.">a pit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lə·nap̄·šî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">for me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·mə·ḏî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">how I stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before You</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: lə·ḏab·bêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">to speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on their behalf,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lə·hā·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">Your wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">from them.</a> 21Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/35-12.htm">Psalm 35:12-13</a> They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul. / Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. <a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4-5</a> In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. / They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. <a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a> But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, <a href="/romans/12-21.htm">Romans 12:21</a> Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. <a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a> Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Luke 6:27-28</a> But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <a href="/proverbs/17-13.htm">Proverbs 17:13</a> If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house. <a href="/psalms/38-20.htm">Psalm 38:20</a> Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. <a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a> But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’ <a href="/romans/12-14.htm">Romans 12:14</a> Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. <a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">1 Samuel 24:17</a> and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil. <a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">1 Samuel 25:21</a> Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good. <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a> When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. <a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21-22</a> Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. / You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Psalm 7:4</a> if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dig a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before you to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath from them.evil.<a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">1 Samuel 24:17-19</a> And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil… <a href="/psalms/35-12.htm">Psalm 35:12</a> They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.<a href="/psalms/38-20.htm">Psalm 38:20</a> They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.digged.<a href="/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Jeremiah 18:22</a> Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.<a href="/job/6-27.htm">Job 6:27</a> Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.<a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15</a> He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.remember.<a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Jeremiah 7:16</a> Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.<a href="/jeremiah/11-14.htm">Jeremiah 11:14</a> Therefore pray not thou 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.<a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-11,20-22</a> O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; 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This rhetorical question highlights the injustice Jeremiah faces. In biblical context, repaying good with evil is condemned (<a href="/proverbs/17-13.htm">Proverbs 17:13</a>). It reflects the broader theme of human ingratitude and betrayal, seen throughout Scripture, such as in the life of David (<a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">1 Samuel 24:17</a>). This question underscores the moral and ethical expectations God has for His people.Yet they have dug a pit for me. The imagery of digging a pit is a metaphor for plotting harm or betrayal, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures. It evokes the idea of setting a trap, as seen in <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a>. This phrase indicates the severity of the opposition Jeremiah faces from his own people, who should have been his allies. It also foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who was betrayed by those He came to save.Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, Jeremiah reminds God of his intercessory role, similar to Moses (<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>). This reflects the prophet's deep compassion and commitment to his people, despite their rebellion. It highlights the role of a prophet as an intermediary between God and man, a type of Christ who intercedes for humanity (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).to turn Your wrath from them. This phrase emphasizes the theme of divine judgment and mercy. Jeremiah's intercession aimed to avert God's wrath, akin to the role of Christ as the ultimate mediator who turns away God's wrath through His sacrifice (1 <a href="/john/2-2.htm">John 2:2</a>). It underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance to avoid divine judgment, a consistent biblical message.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his lamentations and deep emotional connection to his prophetic mission. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, often resistant and rebellious against God's commands, leading to their eventual exile. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_pit.htm">The Pit</a> Symbolic of the plots and schemes devised by Jeremiah's adversaries to harm him, representing betrayal and opposition. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord to whom Jeremiah appeals, highlighting the prophet's role as an intercessor for the people. 5. <a href="/topical/i/intercession.htm">Intercession</a> The act of Jeremiah standing before God to plead for mercy on behalf of the people, despite their intentions to harm him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_faithfulness.htm">The Cost of Faithfulness</a> Jeremiah's experience reminds us that standing for truth and righteousness may lead to opposition and betrayal. Faithfulness to God often comes with personal sacrifice. <a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a> Like Jeremiah, believers are called to intercede for others, even those who oppose them. This reflects Christ's love and mercy. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_injustice.htm">Responding to Injustice</a> When faced with evil, believers should seek God's justice and maintain integrity, trusting that God sees and will act in His time. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> Despite human schemes, God's plans prevail. Believers can find comfort in His ultimate justice and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Jeremiah's life exemplifies the prophet's role as a mediator between God and people, highlighting the importance of obedience and perseverance in ministry.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) They have digged a pit for my soul.--The image has become so familiar that we have all but lost its vividness. What it meant here (as in <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm" title="They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have dig a pit before me, into the middle whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.">Psalm 57:6</a>) was that the man was treated as a beast, the prophet who sought their good as the wolf or the jackal whom they entrapped and slew.Remember that I stood before thee.--The phrase is used frequently, though not uniformly, of the act of worship, of the communion of the soul with God (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm" title="And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?">Jeremiah 7:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-8.htm" title="At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.">Deuteronomy 10:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-17.htm" title="Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;">Deuteronomy 19:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm" title="You stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,">Deuteronomy 29:10</a>; <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm" title="And he said, Go forth, and stand on the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:">1Kings 19:11</a>), and is clearly used in this sense here. The prophet refers to his repeated though fruitless entreaties for the people in Jeremiah 14, 15. It is interesting to note the description of Jeremiah, in <a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/15-14.htm" title="Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God.">2 Maccabees 15:14</a>, as "a lover of the brethren who prayeth much for the people and the holy city." Men had come to recognise that the spirit of intercession had been the prophet's dominant characteristic. . . . <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Should good טוֹבָה֙ (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good be repaid הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם (hay·šul·lam) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate with תַּֽחַת־ (ta·ḥaṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of evil? רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil Yet כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have dug כָר֥וּ (ḵā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3738.htm">Strong's 3738: </a> To dig, to plot, to bore, open a pit שׁוּחָ֖ה (šū·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7745.htm">Strong's 7745: </a> A chasm for me. לְנַפְשִׁ֑י (lə·nap̄·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Remember זְכֹ֣ר ׀ (zə·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male how I stood עָמְדִ֣י (‘ā·mə·ḏî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations before You לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face to speak לְדַבֵּ֤ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue good טוֹבָ֔ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good on their behalf, עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against to turn לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again Your wrath חֲמָתְךָ֖ (ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison from them. מֵהֶֽם׃ (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 18:20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? 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