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Jeremiah 18:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 18:20

Verse 20 of 23

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 18:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 18:20

Theological / Devotional

Digged a pit. A graphic figure representing the prophet’s enemies as so resentfully hostile to him that they would trap him in a pit like a wild beast.

My soul. Used idiomatically for “me” (see on Ps. 16:10).

I stood before thee. Here referring particularly to the prophet’s unsuccessful entreaties for his people (see chs. 14; 15). The Apocryphal (and semihistorical) book of 2 Maccabees makes this interesting observation regarding Jeremiah’s prayers of intercession: “Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God” 2 Macc. 15:14).

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