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Jeremiah 20

Jer. 20:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forl I heard
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
the defaming
dibbah (Hebrew #1681)
slander
KJV usage: defaming, evil report, infamy, slander.
Pronounce: dib-baw'
Origin: from 1680 (in the sense of furtive motion)
of many
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
, fear
magowr (Hebrew #4032)
from 1481 in the sense of fearing; a fright (objective or subjective)
KJV usage: fear, terror. Compare 4036.
Pronounce: maw-gore'
Origin: or (Lam. 2:22) maguwr {maw-goor'}
on every side
cabiyb (Hebrew #5439)
from 5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV usage: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Pronounce: saw-beeb'
Origin: or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}
. Report
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
, say they, and we willn report
nagad (Hebrew #5046)
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
KJV usage: bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, X surely, tell, utter.
Pronounce: naw-gad'
Origin: a primitive root
it. γAll my familiars
shalowm (Hebrew #7965)
from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
KJV usage: X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend, X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.
Pronounce: shaw-lome'
Origin: or shalom {shaw-lome'}
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
o watched
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
for my halting
tsela` (Hebrew #6761)
a limping or full (figuratively)
KJV usage: adversity, halt(-ing).
Pronounce: tseh'-lah
Origin: from 6760
tsela` (Hebrew #6763)
from 6760; a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)
KJV usage: beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
Pronounce: tsay-law'
Origin: or (feminine) tsalTah {tsal-aw'}
, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed
pathah (Hebrew #6601)
to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
KJV usage: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
Pronounce: paw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and we shall prevail
yakol (Hebrew #3201)
a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
KJV usage: be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
Pronounce: yaw-kole'
Origin: or (fuller) yakowl {yaw-kole'}
against him, and we shall take
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
our revenge
nqamah (Hebrew #5360)
avengement, whether the act of the passion
KJV usage: + avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.
Pronounce: nek-aw-maw'
Origin: feminine of 5359
on him.
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Psa. 31:13• 13For I have heard the slander of many;{HR}Fear [is] round about when they consult together against me;{HR}They have devised to take my life. (Psa. 31:13)
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Prov. 10:18• 18He that covereth hatred hath lying lips;{HR}And he that uttereth slander [is] a fool. (Prov. 10:18)
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Every man of my peace.
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Job 19:19• 19All my intimates abhorred me,{HR}And those I loved turned against me. (Job 19:19)
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Psa. 41:9• 9Even the man of my peace in whom I confided,{HR}Eating my bread, hath lifted the heel against me. (Psa. 41:9)
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Psa. 55:13‑14• 13But thou, a man mine equal,{HR}Mine intimate, my familiar!
 14We who together sweetened counsel,{HR}To the house of God we walked in the throng. (Psa. 55:13‑14)
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Luke 11:53• 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to make him speak of many things; (Luke 11:53)

Cross References

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I heard.
Psa. 31:13• 13For I have heard the slander of many;{HR}Fear [is] round about when they consult together against me;{HR}They have devised to take my life. (Psa. 31:13)
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Psa. 57:4• 4My soul [is] in the midst of lions;{HR}I will lie down with those on fire, the sons of men,{HR}Their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Psa. 57:4)
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Psa. 64:2‑4• 2Thou wilt hide me from the secret of evil-doers,{HR}From the tumult of workers of iniquity,
 3Who have sharpened like the sword their tongue,{HR}Have bent their arrow, a bitter word,
 4To shoot in the secret places at the perfect;{HR}Suddenly they shoot [at him] and fear not. (Psa. 64:2‑4)
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Matt. 26:59‑60• 59{i}And the chief priests and the elders and the whole Sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.{/i}
 60{i}And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward{/i} (Matt. 26:59‑60)
fear.
Jer. 20:3• 3{i}And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks; and Jeremiah said unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.{/i} (Jer. 20:3)
Report.
Jer. 18:18• 18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. (Jer. 18:18)
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Neh. 6:6‑13• 6{i}in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.{/i}
 7{i}And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying{/i}, There is a king in Judah, {i}And now it will be reported to the king according to these words.{/i} Come now, therefore, and let us take counsel together.
 8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
 9For they all made us afraid saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. —{i}Now therefore strengthen my hands!{/i}
 10I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, {i}within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee{/i}.
 11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? {i}and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.{/i}
 12{i}And I{/i} perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me; for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
 13{i}Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.{/i} (Neh. 6:6‑13)
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Prov. 10:18• 18He that covereth hatred hath lying lips;{HR}And he that uttereth slander [is] a fool. (Prov. 10:18)
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Isa. 29:21• 21that make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for nought. (Isa. 29:21)
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Ezek. 22:9• 9{i}In thee there have been slanderous men to shed blood; and in thee have they eaten upon the mountains; in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness;{/i} (Ezek. 22:9)
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Luke 20:20• 20And having watched [him] they sent suborned persons pretending to be righteous that they might lay hold of his language so as to deliver him to the power and the authority of the governor . (Luke 20:20)
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Acts 6:11‑15• 11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
 12And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon [him] they seized and brought him into the council,
 13and set false witnesses, saying, This man ceaseth not speaking words against the holy place and the law;
 14for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.
 15And all that sat in the council, gazing fixedly on him, saw his face as it were an angel's face. (Acts 6:11‑15)
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Acts 24:1‑9,13• 1And after five days came down the high priest Ananias with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus; and they laid an information before the governor against Paul.
 2And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great peace, and by thy providence reforms are made for this nation,
 3we accept [it] every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
 4But that I be not further tedious to thee, I entreat thee to hear us briefly in thy clemency.
 5For we found this man a pest, and moving insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
 6who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also seized [and would have judged according to our law.
 7But Lysias the commander came and with great violence took [him] away from our hands,
 8commanding his accusers to come unto thee]; from whom thou wilt be able, by examining, thyself to take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him.
 9And the Jews joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
 13Neither can they prove to thee the things of which they now accuse me. (Acts 24:1‑9,13)
All my familiars.
Heb. Every man of my peace.
Job 19:19• 19All my intimates abhorred me,{HR}And those I loved turned against me. (Job 19:19)
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Psa. 41:9• 9Even the man of my peace in whom I confided,{HR}Eating my bread, hath lifted the heel against me. (Psa. 41:9)
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Psa. 55:13‑14• 13But thou, a man mine equal,{HR}Mine intimate, my familiar!
 14We who together sweetened counsel,{HR}To the house of God we walked in the throng. (Psa. 55:13‑14)
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Luke 11:53‑54• 53And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to make him speak of many things;
 54watching him [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth [that they might accuse him]. (Luke 11:53‑54)
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Luke 12:52‑53• 52for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided: three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
 53the father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. (Luke 12:52‑53)
we shall.
1 Kings 19:2• 2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. (1 Kings 19:2)
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1 Kings 21:20• 20And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of Jehovah. (1 Kings 21:20)
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1 Kings 22:8,27• 8{i}And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: it is Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.{/i}
 27{i}and thou shalt say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.{/i} (1 Kings 22:8,27)
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Mark 6:19‑28• 19{i}But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:{/i}
 20{i}for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe;{/i} and having heard him, did much, and listened gladly.
 21{i}And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief [men] of Galilee;{/i}
 22{i}and{/i} the daughter of the same Herodias {i}having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with [him] at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee.{/i}
 23{i}And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.{/i}
 24{i}And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.{/i}
 25{i}And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the Baptist.{/i}
 26{i}And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.{/i}
 27{i}And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,{/i}
 28{i}and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.{/i} (Mark 6:19‑28)
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Acts 5:33• 33And when they heard, they were cut [to the heart] and took counsel. (Acts 5:33)
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Acts 7:54• 54Now hearing these things they were deeply cut to their hearts, and gnashing their teeth at him. (Acts 7:54)
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Acts 23:12‑15• 12And when it was day the Jews, having made a combination, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
 13And those that made the conspiracy were more than forty,
 14who therefore came to the high priests and the elders, and said, We have put ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
 15Now therefore do ye, with the council, signify to the commander that he bring him down unto you as though ye would judge his cause more exactly. But we, before he come near, are ready to slay him. (Acts 23:12‑15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumblingc: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "at my side."

W. Kelly Translation

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For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)