Jeremiah 18:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 18:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤ם
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
תַּֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
טוֹבָה֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
כָר֥וּ
kârâh
H3738
to dig
שׁוּחָ֖ה
shûwchâh
H7745
pit
לְנַפְשִׁ֑י
nephesh
H5315
soul
זְכֹ֣ר
zâkar
H2142
to remember
עָמְדִ֣י
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לְפָנֶ֗יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
לְדַבֵּ֤ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
טוֹבָ֔ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לְהָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֲמָתְךָ֖
chêmâh
H2534
wrath
מֵהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Should evil be repaid in place of good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember my standing to your face to speak good concerning them, to turn back your wrath from them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).