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Jeremiah 20
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Jer 20:1 - Now^H8085^➔ Pashur^H6583 the son^H1121 of Immer^H564 the priest,^H3548 who^H1931^➔ was also^➔^H1931 chief^H6496 governor^H5057 in the house^H1004 of the LORD,^H3068 heard^➔^H8085 that^H5012^➔ Jeremiah^H3414 prophesied^➔^H5012 these^H428 things.^H1697

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Jer 20:2 - Then^H5221^➔ Pashur^H6583 smote^➔^H5221 Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 and put^H5414 him^H853 in^H5921 the stocks^H4115 that^H834 were in^H8179^➔ the high^H5945 gate^➔^H8179 of Benjamin,^H1144 which^H834 was by the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068

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Jer 20:3 - And it came to pass^H1961 on the morrow,^H4283 that^H3318^➔ Pashur^H6583 brought forth^➔^H3318 Jeremiah^H3414 out^H4480 of the stocks.^H4115 Then said^H559 Jeremiah^H3414 unto him,^H413 The LORD^H3068 hath^H7121^➔ not^H3808 called^➔^H7121 thy name^H8034 Pashur,^H6583 but^H3588^H518 Magormissabib.^H4036^H4036

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Jer 20:4 - For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Behold, I^H2005 will make thee^H5414 a terror^H4032 to thyself, and to all^H3605 thy friends:^H157 and they shall fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719 of their enemies,^H341 and thine eyes^H5869 shall behold^H7200 it: and^H853 I will give^H5414 all^H3605 Judah^H3063 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and he shall carry them captive^H1540 into Babylon,^H894 and shall slay them^H5221 with the sword.^H2719

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Jer 20:5 - Moreover I will deliver^H5414 all^H3605 the strength^H2633 of^H5892^➔ this^H2063 city,^➔^H5892 and^H853 all^H3605 the labours thereof,^H3018 and^H853 all^H3605 the precious things thereof,^H3366 and^H853 all^H3605 the treasures^H214 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063 will I give^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of their enemies,^H341 which shall spoil them,^H962 and take them,^H3947 and carry them^H935 to Babylon.^H894

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Jer 20:6 - And thou,^H859 Pashur,^H6583 and all^H3605 that dwell^H3427 in thine house^H1004 shall go^H3212 into captivity:^H7628 and thou shalt come^H935 to Babylon,^H894 and there^H8033 thou shalt die,^H4191 and^H8033^➔ shalt be buried^H6912 there,^➔^H8033 thou,^H859 and all^H3605 thy friends,^H157 to whom^H834 thou hast prophesied^H5012 lies.^H8267

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Jer 20:7 - O LORD,^H3068 thou hast deceived me,^H6601 and I was deceived:^H6601 thou art stronger than I,^H2388 and hast prevailed:^H3201 I am^H1961 in derision^H7814 daily,^H3605^H3117 every one^H3605 mocketh^H3932 me.^H589

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Jer 20:8 - For^H3588 since^H1767 I spake,^H1696 I cried out,^H2199 I cried^H7121 violence^H2555 and spoil;^H7701 because^H3588 the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 was made^H1961 a reproach^H2781 unto me,^H589 and a derision,^H7047 daily.^H3605^H3117

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Jer 20:9 - Then I said,^H559 I will^H2142^➔ not^H3808 make mention of him,^➔^H2142 nor^H3808 speak^H1696 any more^H5750 in his name.^H8034 But^H1961^➔ his word was^➔^H1961 in mine heart^H3820 as a^H784^➔ burning^H1197 fire^➔^H784 shut up^H6113 in my bones,^H6106 and I was weary^H3811 with forbearing,^H3557 and^H3808^➔ I could^H3201 not^➔^H3808 stay.

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Jer 20:10 - For^H3588 I heard^H8085 the defaming^H1681 of many,^H7227 fear^H4032 on every side.^H5439 Report,^H5046 say they, and we will report it.^H5046 All^H3605 my familiars^H582^H7965 watched for^H8104 my halting,^H6761 saying, Peradventure^H194 he will be enticed,^H6601 and we shall prevail^H3201 against him, and we shall take^H3947 our revenge^H5360 on him.^H4480

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Jer 20:11 - But the LORD^H3068 is with me^H853 as a mighty^H1368 terrible one:^H6184 therefore^H5921^H3651 my persecutors^H7291 shall stumble,^H3782 and^H3808^➔ they shall^H3201^➔ not^➔^H3808 prevail:^➔^H3201 they shall be^H954^➔ greatly^H3966 ashamed;^➔^H954 for^H3588 they shall^H7919^➔ not^H3808 prosper:^➔^H7919 their everlasting^H5769 confusion^H3639 shall^H7911^➔ never^H3808 be forgotten.^➔^H7911

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Jer 20:12 - But, O LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 that triest^H974 the righteous,^H6662 and seest^H7200 the reins^H3629 and the heart,^H3820 let me see^H7200 thy vengeance^H5360 on them:^H1992 for^H3588 unto thee^H413 have I opened^H1540 my cause.^H7379

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Jer 20:13 - Sing^H7891 unto the LORD,^H3068 praise ye^H1984 the LORD:^H3068 for^H3588 he hath delivered^H5337 the soul^H5315 of the poor^H34 from the hand^H3027 of evildoers.^H7489

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Jer 20:14 - Cursed^H779 be the day^H3117 wherein^H834 I was born:^H3205 let^H1961^➔ not^H408 the day^H3117 wherein^H834 my mother^H517 bare me^H3205 be^➔^H1961 blessed.^H1288

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Jer 20:15 - Cursed^H779 be the man^H376 who^H834 brought tidings^H1319 to my father,^H1 saying,^H559 A^H1121^➔ man^H2145 child^➔^H1121 is born^H3205 unto thee; making him^H8055^➔ very^H8055 glad.^➔^H8055

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Jer 20:16 - And let^H1961^➔ that^H1931 man^H376 be^➔^H1961 as the cities^H5892 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 overthrew,^H2015 and^H3808^➔ repented^H5162 not:^➔^H3808 and let him hear^H8085 the cry^H2201 in the morning,^H1242 and the shouting^H8643 at noontide;^H6256^H6672

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Jer 20:17 - Because^H834 he slew me^H4191 not^H3808 from the womb;^H7358 or that^H1961^➔ my mother^H517 might have been^➔^H1961 my grave,^H6913 and her womb^H7358 to be always^H5769 great^H2030 with me.

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Jer 20:18 - Wherefore^H4100 came I forth^H3318 out of the womb^H7358 to see^H7200 labour^H5999 and sorrow,^H3015 that^H3615^➔ my days^H3117 should be consumed^➔^H3615 with shame?^H1322

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Jeremiah 20
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– King James Version (KJV)