Jeremiah 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מִדֵּ֤י
day
H1767
enough
אֲדַבֵּר֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶזְעָ֔ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
חָמָ֥ס
châmâç
H2555
violence
וָשֹׁ֖ד
shôd
H7701
violence
אֶקְרָ֑א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לִ֛י
לְחֶרְפָּ֥ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
וּלְקֶ֖לֶס
qeleç
H7047
derision
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיּֽוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Yahweh is made a reproach to me, and a derision, all the day.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For as often as I speak, I cry out, I call out, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of Yahweh has become for me a reproach and a derision all the day.
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