Comentario sobre Jeremías 20:10

For I heard I said that I would not mention Him because I heard the speech of many, those who whisper about me.

a gathering an expression of gathering, and so did Jonathan render it.

tell false testimony against him.

and let us tell about him and let us testify against him. And Menahem (Machbereth p. 53) explained ונגידֶנוּ like (Deut. 14:1) “You shall not cut yourselves (לא תתגודדוּ).” He also joined (Job 17:5) “For the sake of flattering, he destroys (יגיד) his friends.” This is an expression of destruction. Comp. (Dan. 4:11) “Cut down (גֹדוּ) the trees.” But Dunash (Teshuvoth p. 54) interpreted it as an actual expression of telling, and this is its interpretation: “Tell false things about him and we will tell about him to the king.” And we have like נַגִידֶנוּ, we will tell about him, many words in the Scriptures that cannot be interpreted unless they are divided into two words or three. Comp. (Gen. 37: 4) “And they could not speak with him (דַבְּרוֹ) peacefully.” Also (supra 10:20), “My children have left me (יצאני).”

await my destruction Heb. צַלְעֵי

Perhaps he will be enticed. to listen to us and to stray after us. and we will prevail against him to bring him to commit idolatry.