Jeremiah 18:18-23

18Then they said, “Come and let’s 1devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the 2Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor 3advice by the wise, nor the divine 4word by the prophet! Come, and let’s 5strike at him with our tongue, and let’s 6pay no attention to any of his words.”

19Give Your attention to me, 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 in their behalf, So as to turn Your wrath away from them.21Therefore, 12give their children over to famine And turn them over to the 13power of the sword; And let their wives become 14childless and 15widowed. Let their men also be slaughtered to death, Their 16young men struck and killed by the sword in battle.22May a 17cry 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.23But You, Lord, know All their 20deadly schemes against me; 21Do not 22forgive their wrongdoing Or wipe out their sin from Your sight. But may they be 2324overthrown before You; Deal with them in the 25time of Your anger!