Jeremiah 20:10

“For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce him, and let us denounce him!” All the men of my peace, watching for my stumbling, say, “Perhaps he will let himself be seduced, and we will prevail over him, and we will take our vengeance on him.””

Jeremiah 20:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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say,

Jeremiah 20:10, word by word

I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shamati” appears
the whisperingדִּבַּתdibat

bad report

Bad report about someone; slander, gossip.

Where else “dibat” appears
of manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
“Terrorמָגוֹרmagor

terror

Terror: fear that surrounds someone on every side.

Where else “magor” appears
on every sideסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears
Denounce himהַגִּידוּhagidu

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

Where else “hagidu” appears
the menאֱנוֹשׁenosh

man, mortal

Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.

Where else “enosh” appears
of my peaceשְׁלוֹמִshelomi

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shelomi” appears
watchingשֹׁמְרֵיshomre

preserve

To keep something, or watch and wait.

Where else “shomre” appears
for my stumblingצַלְעִtsali

stumbling, fall

A stumbling, a fall: the false step of one who limps.

Where else “tsali” appears
“Perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

Where else “ulay” appears
he will let himself be seducedיְפֻתֶּהyefute

entice

To win someone over by trickery.

Where else “yefute” appears
and we will prevailנוּכְלָהnuchla

prevail

To come out victorious against someone stronger or greater.

Where else “nuchla” appears
and we will takeנִקְחָהnikcha

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “nikcha” appears
our vengeanceנִקְמָתֵnikmate

vengeance

Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.

Where else “nikmate” appears

The context

9And I said, “I will not remember him or speak any more in his name.” But there was in my heart as it were a fire burning, shut up in my bones, and I am weary of holding it in, and I cannot.

10 · This verse (above)

11But YHWH is with me like a dreadful mighty man; therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail; they will be greatly ashamed, for they have not succeeded; their eternal ignominy will not be forgotten.

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