Jeremiah 20:8

20:8 For whenever I prophesy, ¹  I must cry out, ² 

“Violence and destruction are coming!” ³ 

This message from the Lord ⁴  has made me

an object of continual insults and derision.

[20:8]  ¹ tn Heb “speak,” but the speaking is in the context of speaking as a prophet.

[20:8]  ² tn Heb “I cry out, I proclaim.”

[20:8]  ³ tn Heb “Violence and destruction.”

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “the word of the Lord.” For the use of כִּי…כִּי (ki…ki) here in the sense of “for…and” see KBL 432 s.v. כּי 10.