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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Ἠπάτησάς με Κύριε, καὶ ἠπατήθην, ἐκράτησας, καὶ ἠδυνάσθης· ἐγενόμην εἰς γέλωτα, πᾶσαν ἡμέραν διετέλεσα μυκτηριζόμενος·
(Aʸpataʸsas me Kurie, kai aʸpataʸthaʸn, ekrataʸsas, kai aʸdunasthaʸs; egenomaʸn eis gelōta, pasan haʸmeran dietelesa muktaʸrizomenos; )

BrTr Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I have been deceived: thou hast been strong, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock, I am continually mocked every day.

ULT “Yahweh, you deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I, and you overpowered me.
⇔ I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.

UST One day I said this to Yahweh:
⇔ “Yahweh, when you chose me to be a prophet, you deceived me so that I would agree to do this work.
⇔ You forced me to become a prophet.
⇔ But now everyone ridicules me.
⇔ They make fun of me all the day.

BSB ⇔ You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived.
⇔ You have overcome me and prevailed.
⇔ I am a laughingstock all day long;
⇔ everyone mocks me.

OEB O Jehovah, Thou hast beguiled me,
⇔ And I let myself be beguiled;
⇔ Too strong for me art Thou,
⇔ And Thou hast won the victory.
⇔ All the day long am I ridiculed,
⇔ Every one mocketh at me.

WEBBE ⇔ LORD, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded.
⇔ You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
⇔ I have become a laughingstock all day.
⇔ Everyone mocks me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Lord, you coerced me into being a prophet,
⇔ and I allowed you to do it.
⇔ You overcame my resistance and prevailed over me.
⇔ Now I have become a constant laughingstock.
⇔ Everyone ridicules me.

LSV You have persuaded me, O YHWH, and I am persuaded; You have hardened me, and prevail,
I have been for a laughter all the day,
Everyone is mocking at me,

FBV You fooled me, Lord, and I let myself be fooled![fn] You're stronger than me—you've won! I've become a joke people laugh at all day long. Everyone is mocking me.

20:7 Jeremiah is expressing his

T4T One day I said this to Yahweh:
⇔ “Yahweh, when you chose me to be a prophet,you deceived me, and I allowed you to deceive me.
⇔ You insisted that I become a prophet and you are stronger than I am.
⇔ And now everyone [HYP] ridicules me.
⇔ They make fun of me all the day.

LEB • O Yahweh, and I was persuaded. You have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. • I have become a laughingstock all day long. • [fn] is mocking me.

20:6 Literally “All of him”

BBE O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS O LORD, Thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed, Thou hast overcome me, and hast prevailed; I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.

ASV O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.

DRA Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I am deceived: thou hast been stronger than I, and thou hast prevailed. I am become a laughing-stock all the day, all scoff at me.

YLT Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded; Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day, Every one is mocking at me,

Drby Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me.

RV O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughingstock all the day, every one mocketh me.

Wbstr O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.

KJB-1769 ¶ O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.[fn]
(¶ O LORD, thou/you hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou/you art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. )

20.7 was deceived: or, was enticed

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]O LORD, thou hast deceiued me, and I was deceiued, thou art stronger then I, and hast preuailed: I am in derision daily, euery one mocketh me.
(¶ O LORD, thou/you hast deceived me, and I was deceived, thou/you art stronger then I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.)

20:7 Or, enticed.

Bshps O Lord, if I am deceaued, then hast thou deceaued me, thou enforcedst me, and hast preuayled: dayly am I despised and laughed to scorne of euery man.
(O Lord, if I am deceaued, then hast thou/you deceaued me, thou/you enforcedst me, and hast preuayled: daily am I despised and laughed to scorn of every man.)

Gnva O Lord, thou hast deceiued me, and I am deceiued: thou art stronger then I, and hast preuailed: I am in derision daily: euery one mocketh me.
(O Lord, thou/you hast deceived me, and I am deceived: thou/you art stronger then I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily: every one mocketh me. )

Cvdl O LORDE, thou makest me weake, but thou refreshest me, & makest me stronge agayne. All the daye longe am I despysed, and laughed to scorne of euery man:
(O LORD, thou/you makest me weake, but thou/you refreshest me, and makest me strong again. All the day long am I despised, and laughed to scorn of every man:)

Wycl Lord, thou disseyuedist me, and Y am disseyued; thou were strongere than Y, and thou haddist the maistrie; Y am maad in to scorn al dai.
(Lord, thou/you disseyuedist me, and I am disseyued; thou/you were strongere than I, and thou/you haddist the maistrie; I am made in to scorn all day.)

Luth HErr, du hast mich überredet, und ich habe mich überreden lassen; du bist mir zu stark gewesen und hast gewonnen. Aber ich bin darüber zum Spott worden täglich, und jedermann verlacht mich.
(LORD, you have me überredet, and I have me überreden lassen; you are to_me to stark been and have gewonnen. But I am darüber for_the Spott worden daily, and anyone verlacht mich.)

ClVg [Seduxisti me, Domine, et seductus sum: fortior me fuisti, et invaluisti: factus sum in derisum tota die; omnes subsannant me.[fn]
([Seduxisti me, Master, and seductus sum: fortior me fuisti, and invaluisti: factus I_am in derisum tota die; everyone subsannant me. )

20.7 Seduxisti me, Domine. ID. Dicit se propheta a Domino deceptum, etc., usque ad persecutiones et angustias sustineat. Factus sum in derisum. ID. Propheta putaverat statim futurum quod Dominus minabatur; et populus æstimabat quod statim non venerat, non esse venturum.

20.7 Seduxisti me, Domine. ID. Dicit se a_prophet from Master deceptum, etc., until to persecutiones and angustias sustineat. Factus I_am in derisum. ID. Propheta putaverat immediately futurum that Master minabatur; and populus æstimabat that immediately not/no venerat, not/no esse venturum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh.

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh, you deceived me, and I was deceived

(Some words not found in UHB: deceived,me YHWH and,deceived overpowered,me and,prevailed become for,laughingstock all/each/any/every the=day everyone,him mocks to=me )

Some modern versions interpret these Hebrew expressions as “Yahweh, you persuaded me, and I was indeed persuaded.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) I was deceived

(Some words not found in UHB: deceived,me YHWH and,deceived overpowered,me and,prevailed become for,laughingstock all/each/any/every the=day everyone,him mocks to=me )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “you deceived me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me

(Some words not found in UHB: deceived,me YHWH and,deceived overpowered,me and,prevailed become for,laughingstock all/each/any/every the=day everyone,him mocks to=me )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the way others mock him.

(Occurrence 0) laughingstock

(Some words not found in UHB: deceived,me YHWH and,deceived overpowered,me and,prevailed become for,laughingstock all/each/any/every the=day everyone,him mocks to=me )

This is a person whom others laugh at and make fun of.

Parallel JER 20:7

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