| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 18:20:1 ⧉הַיְשֻׁלַּ֤םhayeshulamwill it be repaid Jeremiah 18:20:2 ⧉תַּֽחַת־טוֹבָה֙takhattovain place of good Jeremiah 18:20:3 ⧉רָעָ֔הraaevil Jeremiah 18:20:4 ⧉כִּֽי־כָר֥וּkikharufor they have dug Jeremiah 18:20:5 ⧉שׁוּחָ֖הshukhaa pit Jeremiah 18:20:6 ⧉לְנַפְשִׁ֑יlenafshifor my life Jeremiah 18:20:7 ⧉זְכֹ֣רzekhorremember Jeremiah 18:20:8 ⧉עָמְדִ֣יamedimy standing Jeremiah 18:20:9 ⧉לְפָנֶ֗יךָlefanekhabefore you Jeremiah 18:20:10 ⧉לְדַבֵּ֤רledaberto speak Jeremiah 18:20:11 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶם֙alehemconcerning them Jeremiah 18:20:12 ⧉טוֹבָ֔הtovagood Jeremiah 18:20:13 ⧉לְהָשִׁ֥יבlehashivto turn back Jeremiah 18:20:14 ⧉אֶת־חֲמָתְךָ֖etkhamatkhayour wrath Jeremiah 18:20:15 ⧉מֵהֶֽם׃mehemfrom them |
| 20. Formal Translation Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} to speak good concerning them, to turn away Your wrath from them. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Should evil be given in return for good? They have dug a pit to ensnare me. Remember that I stood before You {Yahweh, Compassionate Intercessor} pleading for their well-being, to avert Your anger from them. |