Jeremiah

Jeremiah 20:8

⁸For whenever I speak, I cry out;

I proclaim violence and destruction.

For the word of the LORD has become to me

a reproach and derision all day long.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
whenever	מִדֵּ֤י	mid·dê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
I speak	אֲדַבֵּר֙	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
I cry out	אֶזְעָ֔ק	’ez·‘āq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
I proclaim	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
violence	חָמָ֥ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
and destruction	וָשֹׁ֖ד	wā·šōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has become	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	לִ֛י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a reproach	לְחֶרְפָּ֥ה	lə·ḥer·pāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
and derision	וּלְקֶ֖לֶס	ū·lə·qe·les	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7047 derision
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day long	הַיּֽוֹם׃	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 36:16 · Jeremiah 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.