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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. Alternate translation: "you deceived me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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/jit/figs-parallelism)

laughingstock

This is a person whom others laugh at and make fun of.