Jeremiah 20

KJVThen 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.

GIGAKJVThen Pashur struck 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.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVThe next day Pashur brought out Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has not called your name Pashur, but Magormissabib.

KJVFor 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.

GIGAKJVFor the Lord says this, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall look on 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 kill them with the sword.

KJVMoreover 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.

GIGAKJVAlso I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all its labors, and all the precious things of it, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall plunder them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd you, Pashur, and all that live in your house shall go into captivity: and you shall come to Babylon, and there you shall die, and shall be buried there, you, and all your friends, the ones you have prophesied lies to.

KJVO 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.

GIGAKJVO Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I, and have won: I am mocked daily, every one mocks me.

KJVFor 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.

GIGAKJVFor since I spoke, I cried out, I cried violence and plunder. Because the word of the Lord was made a disgrace to me, and a mockery, daily.

KJVThen 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.

GIGAKJVThen I said, I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was worn out from holding it in, and I could not stay.

KJVFor 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.

GIGAKJVFor I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my close friends watched for my halting, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall overcome him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

KJVBut 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.

GIGAKJVBut the Lord is with me as a mighty and fearsome one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not win: they shall be greatly ashamed. For they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

KJVBut, 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.

GIGAKJVBut, O Lord of Hosts, that try the righteous, and see the innermost being and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them. For to you have I opened my cause.

KJVSing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

GIGAKJVSing to the Lord, praise the Lord. For he has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

KJVCursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

GIGAKJVCursed be the day in which I was born: do not let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

KJVCursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

GIGAKJVCursed be the man who brought news to my father, saying, A man child is born to you. Making him very glad.

KJVAnd 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;

GIGAKJVAnd let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon.

KJVBecause 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.

GIGAKJVBecause he did not kill me from the womb. Or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

KJVWherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

GIGAKJVTherefore I came out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?