Jeremiah 18:18-23

18Then they said, “Come and let us 1devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the 2law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor 3counsel to the sage, nor the divine 4word to the prophet! Come on and let us 5strike at him with our tongue, and let us 6give no heed to any of his words.”

19Do give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to 7what my opponents are saying!208Should good be repaid with evil? For they have 9dug a pit for 10me. Remember how I 11stood before You To speak good on their behalf, So as to turn away Your wrath from them.21Therefore, 12give their children over to famine And deliver them up to the 13power of the sword; And let their wives become 14childless and 15widowed. Let their men also be smitten to death, Their 16young men struck down by the sword in battle.22May an 17outcry be heard from their houses, When You suddenly bring raiders upon them; 18For they have dug a pit to capture me And 19hidden snares for my feet.23Yet You, O Lord, know All their 20deadly designs against me; 21Do not 22forgive their iniquity Or blot out their sin from Your sight. But may they be 2324overthrown before You; Deal with them in the 25time of Your anger!