New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 20:7-13
7Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,You persuadedפִּתִּיתַ֤נִיpi.ti.Ta.niH6601me and I let myself be persuadedוָֽאֶפָּ֔תva.'e.PatH6601; You haveovercomeחֲזַקְתַּ֖נִיcha.zak.Ta.niH2388me and prevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201.I have becomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117long;Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֖הku.LohH3605mocksלֹעֵ֥גlo.'EgH3932me.
8For eachH1767timeH1767I speakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696,I cryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199aloudH2199; Iproclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and destructionוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701,BecauseH3588for me thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hasresultedהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961In tauntingלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781and derisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117long.
9But ifI sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, “I will notrememberאֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ'ez.ke.Re.nuH2142HimNorH3808speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anymoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750in His nameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034,” Then inmy heartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820it becomesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961like a burningבֹּעֶ֔רֶתbo.'E.retH1197fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784Shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113upH6113in my bonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106;And I amH3811tiredH3811of holdingכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557it in, AndI cannotH3808endureאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201it.
10ForI have heardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the whisperingדִּבַּ֣תdi.BatH1681of manyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227, “Terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032on everyH5439sideH5439!Denounceהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046him;let’s denounceוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046him!”Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605mytrustedH7965friendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582H7965,Watchingשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my fallצַלְעִ֑יtzal.'IH6761, say: “Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194he will be persuadedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601, so that we mayprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201against himAnd takeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947our revengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.”
11But theLordוַֽיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068is with me like a powerfulעָרִ֔יץ'a.RitzH6184championכְּגִבּ֣וֹרke.gi.BorH1368;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921H3651mypersecutorsרֹדְפַ֥יro.de.FaiH7291will stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782and not prevailיֻכָ֑לוּyu.Kha.luH3201.They will be putH954toH954greatמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966shameH954becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they havefailedהִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּhis.Ki.luH3808H7919, Aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769disgraceכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639that will not be forgottenתִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ti.sha.Khe.achH7911.
12Yet, Lordוַיהוָ֤הva.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635, whotestsבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,Who seesרֹאֶ֥הro.'EhH7200themindכְלָי֖וֹתkhe.la.YotH3629and the heartוָלֵ֑בva.LevH3820; Let meseeאֶרְאֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7200Your vengeanceנִקְמָֽתְךָ֙nik.ma.te.ChaH5360on them, Forto You I have disclosedגִּלִּ֥יתִיgi.Li.tiH1540my causeרִיבִֽי׃ סri.ViH7379.
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
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