| 10. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 20:10:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor or because Jeremiah 20:10:2 ⧉שָׁמַ֜עְתִּיshamaetiI heard Jeremiah 20:10:3 ⧉דִּבַּ֣תdibatreport of or whispering of Jeremiah 20:10:4 ⧉רַבִּים֮rabimmany Jeremiah 20:10:5 ⧉מָג֣וֹרmagorterror Jeremiah 20:10:6 ⧉מִסָּבִיב֒misavivfrom all around Jeremiah 20:10:7 ⧉הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙hagiduannounce Jeremiah 20:10:8 ⧉וְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּvenagidenuand let us announce him or it Jeremiah 20:10:9 ⧉כֹּ֚לkolall or every Jeremiah 20:10:10 ⧉אֱנ֣וֹשׁenoshman or person Jeremiah 20:10:11 ⧉שְׁלוֹמִ֔יshelomiof my peace, my friend Jeremiah 20:10:12 ⧉שֹׁמְרֵ֖יshomerewatching, guarding Jeremiah 20:10:13 ⧉צַלְעִ֑יtsalemy limping, my stumbling Jeremiah 20:10:14 ⧉אוּלַ֤יulaiperhaps Jeremiah 20:10:15 ⧉יְפֻתֶּה֙yefutehe will be enticed or he will be deceived Jeremiah 20:10:16 ⧉וְנ֣וּכְלָהvenukhlaand we can prevail Jeremiah 20:10:17 ⧉ל֔וֹloagainst him or to him Jeremiah 20:10:18 ⧉וְנִקְחָ֥הvenikkhaand we will take Jeremiah 20:10:19 ⧉נִקְמָתֵ֖נוּnikmatenuour vengeance Jeremiah 20:10:20 ⧉מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mimenufrom him |
| 10. Formal Translation For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side. “Report,” they say, “and let us report him.” All the men of my peace are waiting for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he will be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and we will take our vengeance from him.” |
| 10. Dynamic Translation I have heard the slander of many—terror on every side! “Denounce him!” they keep saying. All my friends are watching for me to slip. “Maybe he will be deceived,” they say. “Then we will prevail against him and take our revenge.” |