Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 20:7-10

7You have deceived meפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and I was deceivedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601.You have overcome meחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388and prevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201.I amהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a laughingstockלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605mocksלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.

8Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wheneverמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767I speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,I cry outאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199;I proclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961to mea reproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781and derisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9If I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, “I will notH3808mention Himאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142or speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696any moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750in His nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034,” His messagebecomesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784burningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197in my heartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820,shut upעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113in my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106,and I become wearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811of holding it inכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557,and I cannotH3808prevailאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have heardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the whisperingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227: “Terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032is on every sideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439!Report himהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046;let us report himוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046!”Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605my trusted friendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֔י'e.No.osh she.lo.MiH582 H7965watch forשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104my fallצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6761: “Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194he will be deceivedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601so that we may prevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against himand takeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947our vengeanceנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360upon himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.”

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