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You seduced me,פִּתִּיתַנִיYHWH,יְהוָהand I let myself be seduced;וָאֶפָּתyou were stronger than Iחֲזַקְתַּנִיand prevailed;וַתּוּכָלI have becomeהָיִיתִיa laughingstockלִשְׂחוֹקallכָּלday long;הַיּוֹםeveryoneכֻּלֹּהmocksלֹעֵגme.לִי
Jeremiah 20:7
Study it in the app“You seduced me, YHWH, and I let myself be seduced; you were stronger than I and prevailed; I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 20:7, word by word
- You seduced meפִּתִּיתַpitita
entice
To win someone over by trickery.
Where else “pitita” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- you were stronger than Iחֲזַקְתַּchazakta
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazakta” appears- and prevailedתּוּכָלtuchal
prevail
To come out victorious against someone stronger or greater.
Where else “tuchal” appears- I have becomeהָיִיתִיhayiti
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayiti” appears- a laughingstockשְׂחוֹקsechok
laughingstock
A person others mock and laugh at.
Where else “sechok” appears- day longיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- mocksלֹעֵגloeg
mock
To laugh at someone with contempt, to make him look ridiculous.
Where else “loeg” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew verb (פתה) means to persuade, sometimes with deceit, or to seduce (Exodus 22:16; 1 Kings 22:20-22).
The context
6And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and to Babylon you will come, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.”
7 · This verse (above)
8For whenever I speak, I cry out; “Violence and destruction!” I proclaim; for the word of YHWH has become for me a reproach and a derision all day long.