Jeremiah 20:10

Translations

Modern

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

Traditional

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Literal

For I heard the whispering of many, terror from every side: “Report, and let us report him! Every man close to me was watching for my stumbling, “Perhaps he can be persuaded, so that we may prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance on him!

Latin

Audivi enim contumelias multorum, et terrorem in circuitu: Persequimini, et persequamur eum, ab omnibus viris qui erant pacifici mei, et custodientes latus meum: si quomodo decipiatur, et prævaleamus adversus eum, et consequamur ultionem ex eo.

Original

Hebrew

English

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

Notes

Jeremiah 20:10

The people mockingly called Jeremiah by the name he had given to Pashhur, Terror is on every side (Jeremiah 20:3). Even Jeremiah’s old friends tried to twist his words and trap him.

Theme notes and profiles

God Protects His Servant The Suffering Prophet

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 31:13
For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Isaiah 29:21
…those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Ezekiel 22:9
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.
Jeremiah 6:25
Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
Acts 24:13
Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
Psalm 55:13–14
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Psalm 64:2–4
Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
Nehemiah 6:6–13
…that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
Job 19:19
All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Lamentations, Book of Prayer

Topics

Jeremiah: The Prophet: His Melancholy and Complaints Against God, in Consequence of Persecution Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Revenge: The Wicked are Earnest After Slander: Includes: Defaming Speaking: Evil

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