A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.

You duped me, O God, and I let myself be duped;

you were too strong for me, and you triumphed.

All the day, I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me.

Whenever I speak, I must cry out,

violence and outrage is my message;

the word of the Most High has brought me

derision and reproach all the day.

I say to myself, “I will not mention Our God,

nor will I speak in Our God’s name any more.”

But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart,

imprisoned in my bones;

I grow weary holding it in,

I cannot endure it.

The Word of God recorded in the book of the prophet Jeremiah.