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.

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  1. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become

Whenever I speak, I cry out
    proclaiming violence and destruction.(A)
So the word of the Lord has brought me
    insult and reproach(B) all day long.

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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.

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