Berean Standard Bible
“You 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.”
Jeremiah has just been beaten and put in stocks by the priest Pashhur for prophesying judgment on Jerusalem. Released the next day, he pours out one of his rawest prayers.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
You 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have become a laughing-stock all day. Everyone mocks me.
King James Version (KJV)
O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Alucinásteme, oh Jehová, y hállome frustrado: más fuerte fuiste que yo, y vencísteme: cada día he sido escarnecido; cada cual se burla de mí.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces dije: ¡Oh Señor, me sedujiste y no puse resistencia! Me veo forzado a darles tus mensajes porque tú eres más fuerte que yo, pero ahora soy el hazmerreír de la ciudad, todo el mundo se burla de mí.
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