Jeremiah 18:20
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20 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.(A)
Psalm 57:6
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6 They set a net for my steps;
my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah(A)
Psalm 35:7
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Psalm 106:23
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23 Therefore he said he would destroy them—
had not Moses, his chosen one,
stood in the breach before him,
to turn away his wrath from destroying them.(A)
Psalm 35:12
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12 They repay me evil for good;
my soul is forlorn.(A)
1 Samuel 24:17-19
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17 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.(A) 18 Today you have explained how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the Lord put me into your hands.(B) 19 For who has ever found an enemy and sent the enemy safely away? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.
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Jeremiah 18:22
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22 May a cry be heard from their houses
when you bring the marauder suddenly upon them!
For they have dug a pit to catch me
and laid snares for my feet.(A)
Ecclesiastes 10:8
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8 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.(A)
Proverbs 26:27
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27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.(A)
Psalm 119:95
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95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your decrees.
Psalm 109:4-5
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4 In return for my love they accuse me,
even while I make prayer for them.[a](A)
5 So they reward me evil for good
and hatred for my love.(B)
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- 109.4 Syr: Heb I prayer
John 15:25
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25 It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’(A)
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John 10:32
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32 Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?”
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Zechariah 3:1-2
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Fourth Vision: Joshua and Satan
3 Then he showed me the high priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord and the accuser[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him.(A) 2 And the Lord said to the accuser,[b] “The Lord rebuke you, O accuser![c] The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this man a brand plucked from the fire?”(B)
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Ezekiel 22:30-31
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30 And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.(A) 31 Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; I have returned their conduct upon their heads, says the Lord God.(B)
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Jeremiah 14:20-15:1
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20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
the iniquity of our ancestors,
for we have sinned against you.(A)
21 Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake;
do not dishonor your glorious throne;
remember and do not break your covenant with us.(B)
22 Can any idols of the nations bring rain,
or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not you, O Lord our God?
We set our hope on you,
for it is you who do all this.(C)
Punishment Is Inevitable
15 Then the Lord said to me: Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!(D)
Jeremiah 14:7-11
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7 Although our iniquities testify against us,
act, O Lord, for your name’s sake;
our rebellions indeed are many,
and we have sinned against you.(A)
8 O hope of Israel,
its savior in time of trouble,
why should you be like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler turning aside for the night?(B)
9 Why should you be like someone confused,
like a mighty warrior who cannot give help?
Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us,
and we are called by your name;
do not forsake us!(C)
10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:
Truly they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the Lord does not accept them;
now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.(D)
11 The Lord said to me: Do not pray for the welfare of this people.(E)
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Jeremiah 11:14
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14 As for you, do not pray for this people or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, for I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.(A)
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Jeremiah 7:16
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The People’s Disobedience
16 As for you, do not pray for this people, do not raise a cry or prayer on their behalf, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you.(A)
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Proverbs 17:13
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13 Evil will not depart from the house
of one who returns evil for good.(A)
Psalm 38:20
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20 Those who render me evil for good
are my adversaries because I follow after good.(A)
Psalm 7:15
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15 They make a pit, digging it out,
and fall into the hole that they have made.(A)
Job 6:27
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27 You would even cast lots over the orphan
and bargain over your friend.(A)
Genesis 18:22-32
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22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](A) 23 Then Abraham came near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?(B) 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?(C) 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”(D) 26 And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for their sake.” 27 Abraham answered, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord, I who am but dust and ashes.(E) 28 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” 29 Again he spoke to him, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.” 31 He said, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry if I speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”(F)
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- 18.22 Or while the Lord remained standing before Abraham
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