Jeremiah 20:8

Translations

Modern

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, ‘Violence and destruction!’ For the word of YHWH has become to me as a reproach and as a derision all the day.

Latin

Quia jam olim loquor, vociferans iniquitatem, et vastitatem clamito: et factus est mihi sermo Domini in opprobrium, et in derisum tota die.

Original

Hebrew

English

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.

Notes

Jeremiah 20:8–9

Jeremiah could not stop speaking God's judgment, even though people mocked him for it (see also Job 32:18–20; Psalm 39:1–3; Acts 4:18–20).

Theme notes and profiles

God Protects His Servant The Suffering Prophet

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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Glossary

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

Topics

Jeremiah: The Prophet: His Melancholy and Complaints Against God, in Consequence of Persecution Persecution of the Righteous Scorning and Mocking: Saints Endure, on Account of Their Faithfulness in Declaring the Word of God

Jeremiah 20:8

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