Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah 20:7-13

7O YhwhH3068, thou hast deceivedH6601 me, and I was deceivedH6601: thou art strongerH2388 than I, and hast prevailedH3201: I am in derisionH7814 dailyH3117, every one mockethH3932 me.1 8For sinceH1767 I spakeH1696, I cried outH2199, I criedH7121 violenceH2555 and spoilH7701; because the wordH1697 of YhwhH3068 was made a reproachH2781 unto me, and a derisionH7047, dailyH3117. 9Then I saidH559, I will not make mentionH2142 of him, nor speakH1696 any more in his nameH8034. But his word was in mine heartH3820 as a burningH1197 fireH784 shut upH6113 in my bonesH6106, and I was wearyH3811 with forbearingH3557, and I couldH3201 not stay.

10For I heardH8085 the defamingH1681 of manyH7227, fearH4032 on every sideH5439. ReportH5046, say they, and we will reportH5046 it. All my familiarsH7965H582 watchedH8104 for my haltingH6761H6763, saying, Peradventure he will be enticedH6601, and we shall prevailH3201 against him, and we shall takeH3947 our revengeH5360 on him.2 11But YhwhH3068 is with me as a mightyH1368 dread warriorH6184: therefore my persecutorsH7291 shall stumbleH3782, and they shall not prevailH3201: they shall be greatlyH3966 ashamedH954; for they shall not prosperH7919: their everlastingH5769 confusionH3639 shall never be forgottenH7911. 12But, O YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635, that triestH974 the righteousH6662, and seestH7200 the reinsH3629 and the heartH3820, let me seeH7200 thy vengeanceH5360 on them: for unto thee have I openedH1540 my causeH7379. 13SingH7891 unto YhwhH3068, praiseH1984 ye YhwhH3068: for he hath deliveredH5337 the soulH5315 of the poorH34 from the handH3027 of evildoersH7489.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 20:7 was deceived: or, was enticed. ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 20:10 All…: Heb. Every man of my peace. ↩

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