Text: Jeremiah 20:8
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 22:27
Subject: seduced, seized, and crying out
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Reference Type: Echo
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Significance: Deuteronomy 22:27 exonerates the overpowered woman because "she cried out, but there was no one to save her," while Jeremiah 20:8 similarly describes the prophet's involuntary cry: "whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction." Both texts feature an outcry (צָעַק / זָעַק, tsa'aq / za'aq) that arises from compulsion rather than choice. The parallel suggests that Jeremiah's prophetic proclamation functions like the victim's cry — evidence of resistance to an overwhelming force, not willing participation. Jeremiah's lament in 20:7-9 portrays the prophetic office as an irresistible divine imposition, with the prophet's continual crying out serving as testimony that he did not choose this message of doom.