Jeremiah, Chapter 20, verses 7-10

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O LORD, You have deceived me and I was deceived;
You have overcome me and prevailed.
I have become a laughingstock all day long;
Everyone mocks me.

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For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the word of the LORD has^bresulted
In reproach and derision all day long.

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But if I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And I cannot endure it.

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For I have heard the whispering of many,
“Terror on every side!
Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
^cAll my trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be^ddeceived, so that we may prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”


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