And you, (A)Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your (B)friends to whom you have (C)falsely prophesied.’”

Jeremiah’s Complaint

O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;
You have (D)overcome me and prevailed.
I have become a (E)laughingstock all day long;
Everyone (F)mocks me.
For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I (G)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the (H)word of the Lord has [a]resulted
In reproach and derision all day long.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become