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Berean Standard Bible

“For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.””

Jeremiah 20:10

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After Pashhur beats him and puts him in the stocks, Jeremiah pours out his anguish to God. He admits he is tempted to stop speaking in the Lord's name.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

World English Bible (WEB)

For I have heard the defaming of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce, and we will denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. “Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we will prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”

King James Version (KJV)

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For numbers of them say evil secretly in my hearing (there is fear on every side): they say, Come, let us give witness against him; all my nearest friends, who are watching for my fall, say, It may be that he will be taken by deceit, and we will get the better of him and give him punishment.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque oí la murmuración de muchos, temor de todas partes: Denunciad, y denunciaremos. Todos mis amigos miraban si claudicaría. Quizá se engañará, decían, y prevaleceremos contra él, y tomaremos de él nuestra venganza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, por todos lados los oigo murmurar sus amenazas y tengo miedo. «Te vamos a acusar», dicen. Hasta los que eran mis amigos me vigilan, esperando que cometa un error fatal. «Él solo se meterá en la trampa», dicen, «y entonces lo atraparemos y nos vengaremos de él».

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