Jeremiah 20:11
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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.But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
In other translations
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.But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
Hebrew words
וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068אוֹתִי'oti[is] with meH854כְּגִבּוֹרkegiborlike a warriorH1368עָרִיץ'aritzruthlessH6184עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651רֹדְפַיrodefaipersecutors myH7291יִכָּשְׁלוּyikasheluthey will stumbleH3782וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יֻכָלוּyukhaluthey will prevailH3201בֹּשׁוּboshuthey will be ashamedH954מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966כִּי־ki-forH3588לֹאlo'notH3808הִשְׂכִּילוּhiskiluthey will succeedH7919כְּלִמַּתkelimatignominy ofH3639עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769לֹאlo'notH3808תִשָּׁכֵחַ׃tishakheachit will be forgottenH7911
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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