Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil?
What it says
He asks whether good should be repaid with evil, reminding God that he stood before Him to turn away wrath while they dug a pit for him.
What it is doing
This verse emphasizes the injustice of the prophet's treatment.
In context
18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” 19Attend to me, O LORD. 20Should good be repaid with evil? 21Therefore, hand their children over to famine; 22Let a cry be heard from their houses 23But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me.