[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] sn The words “Violence and destruction…” are a synopsis of his messages of judgment. Jeremiah is lamenting that his ministry up to this point has been one of judgment and has brought him nothing but ridicule because the
[20:8] 4 tn Heb “the word of the