Jeremiah 20:8 meaning and explanation
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.
Jeremiah 20:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking, and the chapter shows him beaten and put in the stocks by Pashhur, the chief official of the temple, for prophesying Jerusalem's fall to Babylon. In verse 8 he names his pain: whenever he opens his mouth, the message that comes out is one of violence and destruction, meaning the coming judgment he must announce.
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