Jeremiah 20:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 20:8

6 And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. You shall go to Babylon, and there you shall die, and be buried there, you and all your friends, to whom you have ^aprophesied lies.’ ”

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7 O Lord, You¹ induced me, and I was persuaded;
^aYou are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
^bI am¹ in derision daily;
Everyone mocks me.

8 For when I spoke, I cried out;
^aI shouted, “Violence and plunder!”
Because the word of the Lord was made to me
A reproach and a derision daily.

9 Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name.”
But His word was in my heart like a ^aburning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding it back,
And ^bI could not.

10 ^aFor I heard many¹ mocking:
“Fear on every side!”
“Report,” they say, “and we will report it!”
^bAll my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying,
“Perhaps he can be induced;
Then we will prevail against him,
And we will take our revenge on him.”

11 But the Lord is ^awith me as a mighty, awesome One.
Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not ^bprevail.
They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.
Their ^ceverlasting confusion will never be forgotten.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 20:8

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American Standard Version
For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Jehovah is made a reproach unto me, and a derision, all the day.

Amplified® Bible
For whenever I speak, I must cry out {and} complain; I shout, Violence and destruction! For the word of the Lord has become to me a reproach and a derision {and} has brought me insult all day long.

Contemporary English Version
You have let me announce only destruction and death. Your message has brought me nothing but insults and trouble.

Darby English Version
For as oft as I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and spoil; for the word of Jehovah is become unto me a reproach and a derision all the day.

Good News Bible
Whenever I speak, I have to cry out and shout, "Violence! Destruction!" LORD, I am ridiculed and scorned all the time because I proclaim your message.

King James Version
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.

New American Standard Bible
For each time I speak, I cry aloud; I proclaim violence and destruction, Because for me the word of the LORD has resulted In reproach and derision all day long.

New International Version
Whenever I speak, I cry out
proclaiming violence and destruction.
So the word of the LORD has brought me
insult and reproach all day long.

New King James Version
For when I spoke, I cried out;
I shouted, 'Violence and plunder!'
Because the word of the LORD was made to me
A reproach and a derision daily.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For each time I speak, I cry aloud; I proclaim violence and destruction, Because for me the word of the LORD has resulted In reproach and derision all day long.

Revised Standard Version
For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, "Violence and destruction!" For the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision all day long.

Young's Literal Translation
Because from the time I speak I cry out, `Violence and destruction,' I cry, For the word of Jehovah hath been to me For reproach and for derision all the day.

New English Translation
For whenever I prophesy,¹ I must cry out,² “Violence and destruction are coming!”³ This message from the Lord⁴ has made me an object of continual insults and derision.

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