Jer Jeremiah, chapter Book of Jeremiah, chapter 18
Jeremiah 18:20 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
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.
ASV
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.
BSB
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.
DRA
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.
FBV
Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to trap me! Remember how I stood before you to plead on their behalf, to stop you being angry with them?
GNV
Shall euill be recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee, to speake good for the, and to turne away thy wrath from them.
LSV
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.
NIV (US)
Should good be repaid with evil? 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.
NIV (UK)
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke on their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
OJB
Shall ra'ah be repaid for tovah? For they have dug a pit for my nefesh. Remember that I stood before Thee to speak tovah concerning them, and to turn away Thy wrath from them.
RV
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.
T4T
I am doing things that are good, so it is disgusting that [RHQ] they are paying me back by doing evil things to me. It is as though they have dug a pit for me to fall into and die. Do not forget that one time I stood in front of you and pleaded for you to help them, and I tried to prevent you from punishing them [MTY], even though you were very angry with them.
WEB (US)
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.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Должно ли воздавать злом за добро? а они роют яму душе моей. Вспомни, что я стою пред лицом Твоим, чтобы говорить за них доброе, чтобы отвратить от них гнев Твой.
НРП
Разве платят злом за добро? А они мне вырыли яму. Вспомни, как я стоял пред Тобой и за них заступался, чтобы гнев Твой от них отвести.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Разве воздают злом за добро? А ведь они вырыли мне яму, убить меня хотят. Вспомни, как я стоял пред Тобой, чтобы доброе слово замолвить о них, чтобы отвратить от них гнев Твой.
ВП
Разве платят злом за добро? А они мне вырыли яму. Вспомни, как я стоял перед Тобой и за них заступался, чтобы гнев Твой от них отвести.
СП (БЛ)
К народу Иудеи был добр я, но злом за это они мне платят, роют яму, замышляя убить меня. Господи, разве Ты не помнишь всего, что сделал я, когда я, стоя перед Тобой, просил, чтобы Ты сделал добро этим людям, просил Тебя остановиться в гневе Твоём.