Jeremiah 18:18-23

New International Version

¹⁸They said, “Come, let’s make plans^(A) against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest^(B) will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise,^(C) nor the word from the prophets.^(D) So come, let’s attack him with our tongues^(E) and pay no attention to anything he says.”

¹⁹Listen to me, Lord;
    hear what my accusers^(F) are saying!
²⁰Should good be repaid with evil?^(G)
    Yet they have dug a pit^(H) for me.
Remember that I stood^(I) before you
    and spoke in their behalf^(J)
    to turn your wrath away from them.
²¹So give their children over to famine;^(K)
    hand them over to the power of the sword.^(L)
Let their wives be made childless and widows;^(M)
    let their men be put to death,
    their young men^(N) slain by the sword in battle.
²²Let a cry^(O) be heard from their houses
    when you suddenly bring invaders against them,
for they have dug a pit^(P) to capture me
    and have hidden snares^(Q) for my feet.
²³But you, Lord, know
    all their plots to kill^(R) me.
Do not forgive^(S) their crimes
    or blot out their sins from your sight.
Let them be overthrown before you;
    deal with them in the time of your anger.^(T)

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Jeremiah 18:18-23

King James Version

¹⁸Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

²⁰Shall 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.

²¹Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

²²Let 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.

²³Yet, Lord, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

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Jeremiah 18:18-23

New King James Version

Jeremiah Persecuted

¹⁸Then they said, ^(A)“Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; ^(B)for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

¹⁹Give heed to me, O Lord,
And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!
²⁰^(C)Shall evil be repaid for good?
For they have ^(D)dug a pit for my life.
Remember that I ^(E)stood before You
To speak good ^[a]for them,
To turn away Your wrath from them.
²¹Therefore ^(F)deliver up their children to the famine,
And pour out their blood
By the force of the sword;
Let their wives become widows
And ^(G)bereaved of their children.
Let their men be put to death,
Their young men be slain
By the sword in battle.
²²Let a cry be heard from their houses,
When You bring a troop suddenly upon them;
For they have dug a pit to take me,
And hidden snares for my feet.
²³Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel
Which is against me, to slay me.
^(H)Provide no atonement for their iniquity,
Nor blot out their sin from Your sight;
But let them be overthrown before You.
Deal thus with them
In the time of Your ^(I)anger.