Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 20:7-10

7OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, thou hast deceivedmeH2388, and I was deceived: thou artstrongerH2388thanH3605I, and hastprevailedוַתּוּכָ֑לva.tu.KhalH3201: I ambecomeהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alaughingstockלִשְׂחוֹק֙lis.chOkH7814allH3605thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,everyH3605one mockethmeH2388.

8For asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as Ispeakאֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerH1696, Icryאֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkH2199outH2199; IcryH2199,Violenceחָמָ֥סcha.MasH2555and spoil:becauseH3588thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ismadeH1696areproachלְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.PahH2781untomeאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121, and aderisionוּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesH7047,allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9AndifH1961Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808makeH2142mentionH2142of him,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696anyH5750moreH5750in hisnameבִּשְׁמ֔וֹbish.MoH8034, then there is in mineheartבְלִבִּי֙ve.li.BiH3820as it were aburningH784fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784shutעָצֻ֖ר'a.TzurH6113upH1961in mybonesבְּעַצְמֹתָ֑יbe.'atz.mo.TaiH6106, and I amwearyוְנִלְאֵ֥יתִיve.nil.'Ei.tiH3811with forbearing, and Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808containכַּֽלְכֵ֖לkal.KhelH3557.

10For I haveheardשָׁמַ֜עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the defaming ofmanyרַבִּים֮ra.BimH7227,terrorמָג֣וֹרma.GorH4032oneveryH3605sideמִסָּבִיב֒mi.sa.VivH5439.Denounceהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046, andweH3588willdenounceוְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּve.na.gi.De.nuH5046him, sayallH3605my familiarfriendsאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, they thatwatchשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104for my halting; peradventure he will beenticedיְפֻתֶּה֙ye.fu.TehH6601, andweH3588shallprevailוְנ֣וּכְלָהve.Nu.khe.lahH3201againstמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480him, andweH3588shalltakeוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947ourrevengeנִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnik.ma.Te.nuH5360on him.

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