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Jeremiah 20:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 For whenever I speak, I must cry out and proclaim,
  “Violence and destruction!”
  
  For me the word of Jehovah has been the cause of insults and jeering all day long.+

Jeremiah 20:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 For as often as I speak, I cry out. Violence and despoiling are what I call out.+ For the word of Jehovah became for me a cause for reproach and for jeering all day long.+

Jeremiah 20:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 * For as often as I speak I make outcry; I call out about outrage and violence; for Jehovah’s word has become an all-day slur and gibe for me.

Jeremiah 20:8

American Standard Version
- 8 For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Jehovah is made a reproach unto me, and a derision, all the day.

Jeremiah 20:8

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 For as often as I speak I make outcry, Violence and wasting I proclaim,—Yea the word of Yahweh hath become to me a reproach and derision all the day.

Jeremiah 20:8

King James Version
- 8 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.