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Jeremiah 20

18 aligned verses; 18 with wording or punctuation differences .

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And Pashhur son of Immer the priest -- who also `is' overseer, leader in the house of Jehovah -- heareth Jeremiah prophesying these things ,
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest , who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things .
and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks , that `are' by the high gate of Benjamin, that `is' by the house of Jehovah .
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD .
and it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur bringeth out Jeremiah from the stocks , and Jeremiah saith unto him, `Not Pashhur hath Jehovah called thy name, but -- Magor-Missabib .
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks . Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur , but Magormissabib .
For thus said Jehovah: Lo , I am making thee for a fear to thyself, And to all loving thee, And they have fallen by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes are beholding, And all Judah I give into the hand of the king of Babylon, And he hath removed them to Babylon, And he hath smitten them with the sword.
For thus saith the LORD , Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
And I have given all the strength of this city, And all its labour , and all its precious things , Yea , all the treasures of the kings of Judah I do give into the hand of their enemies, And they have spoiled them, and taken them, And have brought them into Babylon.
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof , and all the precious things thereof , and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
And thou, Pashhur , and all dwelling in thy house , Do go into captivity . and Babylon thou dost enter , And there thou diest , and there thou art buried, Thou and all loving thee , To whom thou hast prophesied falsely . '
And thou, Pashur , and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity : and thou shalt come to Babylon , and there thou shalt die , and shalt be buried there , thou , and all thy friends , to whom thou hast prophesied lies .
Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded ; Thou hast hardened me , and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day , Every one is mocking at me ,
O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived ; thou art stronger than I , and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily , every one mocketh me .
Because from the time I speak I cry out, ` Violence and destruction,' I cry, For the word of Jehovah hath been to me For reproach and for derision all the day .
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision , daily .
And I said, ` I do not mention Him, Nor do I speak any more in His name ,' And it hath been in my heart As a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I have been weary of containing , And I am not able .
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name . But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing , and I could not stay .
For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear `is' round about: `Declare , and we declare it ,' All mine allies are watching ` for ' my halting, `Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him. '
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report , say they, and we will report it . All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
And Jehovah ` is ' with me , as a terrible mighty one , Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not , They have been exceedingly ashamed , For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one : therefore my persecutors shall stumble , and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed ; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
And , O Jehovah of Hosts, trier of the righteous, Beholder of reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance out of them , For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.
But , O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them : for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Sing ye to Jehovah , praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers .
Sing unto the LORD , praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers .
Cursed `is' the day in which I was born , The day that my mother bare me , Let it not be blessed !
Cursed be the day wherein I was born : let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed .
Cursed `is' the man who bore tidings ` to ' my father, saying, `Born to thee hath been a child -- a male,' Making him very glad !
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad .
Then hath that man been as the cities , That Jehovah overthrew, and repented not , And he hath heard a cry at morning, And a shout at time of noon.
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not : and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
Because he hath not put me to death from the womb , And my mother is to me -- my grave, And her womb a pregnancy age-during .
Because he slew me not from the womb ; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me .
Why `is' this? from the womb I have come out , To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days !
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

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