# General Information: Jeremiah speaks to Yahweh. # Yahweh, you deceived me, and I was deceived Some modern versions interpret these Hebrew expressions as "Yahweh, you persuaded me, and I was indeed persuaded." # I was deceived This can be stated in active form. AT: "you deceived me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the way others mock him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]) # laughingstock This is a person whom others laugh at and make fun of.