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Jeremiah 20:8

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.

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ASV

For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Jehovah is made a reproach unto me, and a derision, all the day.

KJV

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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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
מִדֵּ֤יmi.Deias often asH1767 →
אֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerI speakH1696 →
אֶזְעָ֔ק'ez.'AkI cry outH2199 →
חָמָ֥סcha.MasviolenceH2555 →
וָשֹׁ֖דva.Shodand havocH7701 →
אֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'I proclaimH7121 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הָיָ֨הha.Yahit has becomeH1961 →
דְבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לִ֛יlifor <the> me
לְחֶרְפָּ֥הle.cher.Pah<into> a reproachH2781 →
וּלְקֶ֖לֶסu.le.Ke.lesand <into> derisionH7047 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.Yomthe dayH3117 →

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2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.Jeremiah 6:10To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.Jeremiah 6:7As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.Habakkuk 1:3Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.Jeremiah 15:15You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.Jeremiah 19:7–11And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.Lamentations 3:61–63O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—Jeremiah 4:19–22My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.Hebrews 11:26He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”Luke 11:45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”Jeremiah 6:6–7For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,Jeremiah 28:8The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.Jeremiah 15:13–14Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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