Verse 20
Jeremiah 18:20
Geneva Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/יְשֻׁלַּ֤ם תַּֽחַת טוֹבָה֙ רָעָ֔ה כִּֽי כָר֥וּ שׁוּחָ֖ה לְ/נַפְשִׁ֑/י זְכֹ֣ר עָמְדִ֣/י לְ/פָנֶ֗י/ךָ לְ/דַבֵּ֤ר עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ טוֹבָ֔ה לְ/הָשִׁ֥יב אֶת חֲמָתְ/ךָ֖ מֵ/הֶֽם
English Translation
Will the payment be made for good by evil, because a pit has been dug for my soul? Remember I stood before you to speak good concerning them, to turn away your wrath from them.
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Then I went downe to the potters house, and behold, he wrought a worke on the wheeles.
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