For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I (A)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the (B)word of the Lord has [a]resulted
In taunting and derision all day long.
But if I say, “I will not (C)remember Him
Nor speak anymore in His name,”
Then in (D)my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am tired of holding it in,
And (E)I cannot endure it.
10 For (F)I have heard the whispering of many,
(G)Terror on every side!
(H)Denounce him; let’s denounce him!”
[b]All my (I)trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be persuaded, so that we may (J)prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become
  2. Jeremiah 20:10 Lit Every man of my peace

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