Jeremiah 20:7-9

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷ O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;
You have ^(A)overcome me and prevailed.
I have become a ^(B)laughingstock all day long;
Everyone ^(C)mocks me.
⁸ For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I ^(D)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the ^(E)word of the Lord has ^[a]resulted
In reproach and derision all day long.
⁹ But if I say, “I will not ^(F)remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in ^(G)my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And ^(H)I cannot endure it.