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18 Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”

19 Give heed to me, Yahweh,
    and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
20 Should evil be recompensed for good?
    For they have dug a pit for my soul.
Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them,
    to turn away your wrath from them.

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