Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20:7
7You 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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have deceived me | פִּתִּיתַ֤נִי | pit·tî·ṯa·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and I was deceived | וָֽאֶפָּ֔ת | wā·’ep·pāṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| You have overcome me | חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי | ḥă·zaq·ta·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| and prevailed | וַתּוּכָ֑ל | wat·tū·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| I am | הָיִ֤יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a laughingstock | לִשְׂחוֹק֙ | liś·ḥō·wq | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7814 laughter, derision, sport |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| day long | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| everyone | כֻּלֹּ֖ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| mocks | לֹעֵ֥ג | lō·‘êḡ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3932 mock, deride |
| me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 3:14 · Psalm 22:6–7 · Hosea 9:7 · Jeremiah 20:9 · Ezekiel 3:14 · Psalm 69:9–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.