Jeremiah 20:7

Jeremiah 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
• New International Version (NIV)You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; everyone mocks me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, You induced me, and I was persuaded; You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I am in derision daily; Everyone mocks me.

Context of Jeremiah 20:7

5I will hand all the riches of this city over to their enemies. This will include all its produce, all its valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. Their enemies will loot them, take them away, and bring them to Babylon. 6And you, Pashhur, and all those who live in your house will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and you will die there. You will be buried there together with all your friends to whom you prophesied these lies.” O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You overpowered me and won. I’ve been made fun of all day long. Everyone mocks me. 8Each time I speak, I have to cry out and shout, “Violence and destruction!” The Lord’s word has made me the object of insults and contempt all day long. 9I think to myself, “I can forget the Lord and no longer speak his name.” But ⌞his word⌟ is inside me like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I wear myself out holding it in, but I can’t do it any longer.

Jeremiah 20:7 word by word

פִּתִּיתַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וָֽאֶפָּ֔ת חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי וַתּוּכָ֑ל הָיִ֤יתִי לִשְׂחוֹק֙ כָּל־הַיּ֔וֹם כֻּלֹּ֖ה לֹעֵ֥ג לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou hast deceivedפָּתָהpâthâh · to enticeH6601
• thou art strongerחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• than I, and hast prevailedיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• I am in derisionשְׂחֹקώechôq ώechôq · laughterH7814
• dailyיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• every one mockethלָעַגlâ‛ag · to mockH3932

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:7

• Jeremiah 1:6I, Jeremiah, said, “Almighty Lord, I do not know how to speak. I am only a boy!”
• Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending and my wound incurable, refusing to heal? Will you disappoint me like a stream that dries up in summertime?
• Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the day of destruction. You know what came out of my mouth.
• Exodus 5:22Moses went back to the Lord and asked, “Why have you brought this trouble on your people? Why did you send me?
• Numbers 11:11So he asked, “Lord, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me?
• Jeremiah 20:9I think to myself, “I can forget the Lord and no longer speak his name.” But ⌞his word⌟ is inside me like a burning fire shut up in my bones. I wear myself out holding it in, but I can’t do it any longer.
• Ezekiel 3:14Then the Spirit lifted me and took me away. I went away feeling bitter and angry. The strong power of the Lord came over me.
• Micah 3:8But I am filled with the power of the Lord’s Spirit, with justice, and with strength. So I will tell ⌞the descendants of⌟ Jacob about their crimes and ⌞the nation of⌟ Israel about its sins.
• 1 Corinthians 9:6Or is it only Barnabas and I who don’t have any rights, except to find work to support ourselves?
• Jeremiah 15:10I’m so miserable! Why did my mother give birth to me? I am a man who argues and quarrels with the whole earth. I have never lent or borrowed anything. Yet, everyone curses me.
• Jeremiah 29:26The Lord made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for the Lord’s temple. You should put any lunatic who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles.
• 2 Kings 2:23From there he went to Bethel. As he walked along the road, some boys came out of the city and mocked him. They said, “Go away, baldy! Go away!”
• Psalms 22:6Yet, I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people.
• Psalms 35:15Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
• Psalms 69:9Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
• Lamentations 3:14I have become a laughingstock to all my people. All day long ⌞they make fun of me⌟ with their songs.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7O Lord, thou hast deceived me - Thou hast promised me protection; and, lo! I am now delivered into the hands of my enemies. These words were probably spoken when Pashur smote him, and put him in prison. I think our translation of this passage is very exceptionable. My old Bible reads, Thou laddist me aside Lord; and I was lad aside. The original word is פתיתני pittithani, thou hast persuaded me, i.e., to go and prophesy to this people. I went, faithfully…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-18Verses 7-18 In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced. But Jr 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me by the influence of thy Spirit upon me. So long as we see ourselves in the way of God, and of duty, it is weakness and folly, when we meet with difficulties and discouragements, to wish we had never set out in it. The prophet found the grace of God mighty in him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7you have deceived me: Jeremiah talked about his calling from the Lord (Jeremiah 1:5–10) using the same Hebrew word that in other places means sexual seduction (Exodus 22:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Jeremiah's complaint, not unlike that of Job, breathing somewhat of human infirmity in consequence of his imprisonment. Thou didst promise never to give me up to the will of mine enemies, and yet Thou hast done so. But Jeremiah misunderstood God's promise, which was not that he should have nothing to suffer, but that God would deliver him out of sufferings (Jr 1:19). deceived--Others translate as Margin, "Thou hast enticed" or "persuaded me," namely…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 20:7

• Babylon
• Blasphemy
• Jeremiah
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Derision
• Familiar
• Deceivableness; Deceive
• Jeremiah (2)
• Laughing-Stock
• Laughter
• Mock; Mocker; Mocking
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Uriah; Uruah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings