Jeremiah 20:7 meaning and explanation

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 20:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah is speaking, and he speaks directly to God. Called to announce judgment on Judah, he finds that the task has cost him everything: Pashhur has beaten him and put him in the stocks, and the crowds mock him.

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