Jeremiah 20:7-8

Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah Compelled to Preach

⁷You deceived^(A) me, Lord, and I was deceived.
You seized me and prevailed.
I am a laughingstock all the time;^(B)
everyone ridicules me.
⁸For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I proclaim, “Violence and destruction!” ^(C)
so the word of the Lord has become my
constant disgrace and derision.

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