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  • Jeremiah 20:10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 10 For I heard many evil rumors;

      Terror surrounded me.+

      “Denounce him; let us denounce him!”

      Every man wishing me peace was watching for my downfall:+

      “Perhaps he will make a foolish mistake,

      And we can prevail and take our revenge against him.”

  • Jeremiah 20:10
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 10 For I heard many evil rumors;

      Terror surrounded me.+

      “Denounce him; let us denounce him!”

      Every man wishing me peace was watching for my downfall:+

      “Perhaps he will make a foolish mistake,

      And we can prevail and take our revenge against him.”

  • Jeremiah 20:10
    The Bible in Living English
    • 10 For I have heard the gossip of many, terror on every side, “tell it, so we can tell”; all the men that are on good terms with me are watching for my breaking down, “maybe he will have a delusion and we shall master him and take our revenge on him.”

  • Jeremiah 20:10
    American Standard Version
    • 10 For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

  • Jeremiah 20:10
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 10 Because I have heard the whispering of many—“A terror round about!” Tell ye [say they] that we may tell of him, All the men I am wont to salute do watch for my halting,—Peradventure he will be persuaded and we shall prevail over him, and take our vengeance upon him.

  • Jeremiah 20:10
    King James Version
    • 10 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.

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