NASB — Jeremiah 20 — KJV

Pashhur Persecutes Jeremiah

1 When Pashhur° the priest°, the son° of aImmer°, who° was bchief° officer° in the house° of the LORD°, heard° Jeremiah° prophesying° these° things°, 2 Pashhur° had Jeremiah° the prophet° abeaten° and put° him in the bstocks° that were at the upper° cBenjamin° Gate°, which° was by the house° of the LORD°. 3 On the next° day°, when Pashhur° released° Jeremiah° from the stocks°, Jeremiah° said° to him, “Pashhur° is not the name° the LORD° has acalled° you, but rather°° IbMagor-missabib°. 4 For thus° says° the LORD°, ‘Behold°, I am going to make° you a aterror° to yourself and to all° your friends°; and while byour eyes° look° on, they will fall° by the sword° of their enemies°. So I will cgive° over all° Judah° to the hand° of the king° of Babylon°, and he will carry° them away° as dexiles° to Babylon° and will slay° them with the sword°. 5 I will also give° over all° the awealth° of this° city°, all° its produce° and all° its costly° things°; even all° the treasures° of the kings° of Judah° I will give° over to the bhand° of their enemies°, and they will plunder° them, take° them away and bring° them to Babylon°. 6 And you, aPashhur°, and all° who live° in your house° will go° into captivity°; and you will enter° Babylon°, and there° you will die° and there° you will be buried°, you and all° your bfriends° to whom° you have cfalsely° prophesied°.’”

[1] a1Ch 24:14; Ezr 2:37, 38 b2K 25:18
[2] a1K 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; 24:21; Jr 1:19; Am 7:10-13 bJb 13:27; 33:11 cJr 37:13; 38:7; Zc 14:10
[3] II.e. terror on every side aIs 8:3; Ho 1:4, 9 bJr 6:25; 20:10
[4] aJb 18:11-21; Jr 6:25; 46:5; Ezk 26:21 bJr 29:21; 39:6, 7 cJr 21:4-10; 25:9 dJr 13:10; 52:27
[5] aJr 15:13; 17:3 b2K 20:17, 18; 2Ch 36:10; Jr 27:21, 22
[6] aJr 20:1 bJr 20:4; 29:21 cJr 14:14, 15; Lm 2:14

Jeremiah’s Complaint

  7 ¶ O LORD°, You have deceived° me and I was deceived°;
  You have aovercome° me and prevailed°.
  I have become° a blaughingstock° all° day° long;
  Everyone° cmocks° me.
  8 For each° time° I speak°, I cry° aloud°;
  I aproclaim° violence° and destruction°,
  Because° for me the bword° of the LORD° has Iresulted°
  In reproach° and derision° all° day° long.
  9 But if I say°, “I will not aremember° Him
  Or speak° anymore° in His name°,”
  Then in bmy heart° it becomes° like a burning° fire°
  Shut° up in my bones°;
  And I am weary° of holding° [it] in,
  And cI cannot° endure° [it].
  10 For aI have heard° the whispering° of many°,
  “bTerror° on every° side°!
  cDenounce° [him]; yes, let us denounce° him!”
  IAll° my dtrusted° friends°°,
  Watching° for my fall°, say:
  “Perhaps° he will be IIdeceived°, so that we may eprevail° against him
  And take° our revenge° on him.”
  11 But the aLORD° is with me like a dread° champion°;
  Therefore°° my bpersecutors° will stumble° and not prevail°.
  They will be utterly° ashamed°, because° they have Ifailed°°,
  With an ceverlasting° disgrace° that will not be forgotten°.
  12 Yet, O LORD° of hosts°, You who atest° the righteous°,
  Who see° the Imind° and the heart°;
  Let me bsee° Your vengeance° on them;
  For cto You I have set° forth° my cause°.
  13 aSing° to the LORD°, praise° the LORD°!
  For He has bdelivered° the soul° of the needy° one°
  From the hand° of evildoers°.

[7] aEzk 3:14 bJb 12:4; Lm 3:14 cPs 22:7; Jr 38:19
[8] ILit become aJr 6:7 b2Ch 36:16; Jr 6:10
[9] a1K 19:3, 4; Jna 1:2, 3 bJb 32:18-20; Ps 39:3; Jr 4:19; 23:9; Ezk 3:14; Ac 4:20 cJb 32:18-20
[10] ILit Every man of my peace IIOr persuaded aPs 31:13 bJr 6:25 cNe 6:6-13; Is 29:21; Jr 18:18 dPs 41:9 e1K 19:2
[11] ILit not succeeded; or not acted wisely aJr 1:8; 15:20; Ro 8:31 bDt 32:35, 36; Jr 15:15, 20; 17:18 cJr 23:40
[12] ILit kidneys aPs 7:9; 11:5; 17:3; 139:23; Jr 11:20; 17:10 bPs 54:7; 59:10; Jr 11:20 cPs 62:8
[13] aJr 31:7 bPs 34:6; 69:33; Jr 15:21

  14 ¶ Cursed° be the aday° when° I was born°;
  Let the day° not be blessed° when° my mother° bore° me!
  15 Cursed° be the man° who° brought° the news°
  To my father°, saying°,
  “A Iababy° boy° has been born° to you!”
  [And] made him very° happy°.
  16 But let that man° be like the cities°
  Which° the LORD° aoverthrew° without° Irelenting°,
  And let him hear° an boutcry° in the morning°
  And a IIshout° of alarm° at noon°;
  17 Because° he did not akill° me Ibefore° birth°,
  So that my mother° would have been° my grave°,
  And her womb° ever° pregnant°.
  18 Why° did I ever° come° forth° from the womb°
  To alook° on trouble° and sorrow°,
  So that my bdays° have been° spent° in cshame°?

[14] aJb 3:3-6; Jr 15:10
[15] ILit male child aGn 21:6, 7
[16] ILit being sorry IIOr trumpet blast aGn 19:25 bJr 18:22; 48:3, 4
[17] ILit from the womb aJb 3:10, 11, 16; 10:18, 19
[18] aJb 3:20; 5:7; 14:1; Jr 15:10; Lm 3:1 bPs 90:9; 102:3 cPs 69:19; Jr 3:25; 1Co 4:9-13


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Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receiveth a new name, and a fearful doom.

1 ¶ Now Pashurº the sonº of Immerº the priest,º who² [was] also chief¹² governor¹² in the houseº of the LORD,º heardºª that² Jeremiahº prophesiedºª² these² things.º 2 Then Pashurº smoteºª² Jeremiahº the prophet,º and putºª him in² the stocksº that² [were] in the highº gateº of Benjamin,º which² [was] by the houseº of the LORD.º 3 And it came to pass² on the morrow,º² that Pashurº brought forthºª² Jeremiahº out of² the stocks.º Then saidºª Jeremiahº unto² him, The LORDº hath not² calledºª thy nameº Pashur,º but²² Magormissabib.º 4 For² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Behold,² I will makeºª thee a terrorº to thyself, and to all² thy friends:ºª and they shall fallºª by the swordº of their enemies,ºª and thine eyesº shall beholdºª [it]: and I will giveºª all² Judahº into the handº of the kingº of Babylon,º and he shall carry them captiveºª into Babylon,º and shall slayºª them with the sword.º 5 Moreover I will deliverºª² all² the strengthº of this² city,º and all² the laboursº thereof, and all² the precious thingsº thereof, and all² the treasuresº of the kingsº of Judahº will I giveºª into the handº of their enemies,ºª which shall spoilºª them, and takeºª them, and carryºª them to Babylon.º 6 And thou,² Pashur,º and all² that dwellºª in thine houseº shall go¹ª² into captivity:º and thou shalt comeºª to Babylon,º and there² thou shalt die,ºª and shalt be buriedºª there,² thou,² and all² thy friends,ºª to whom² thou hast prophesiedºª lies.º

[1] 2K 25:18; 1Ch 24:14; 2Ch 35:8; Ezr 2:37; Ne 7:40; Ac 4:1; 5:24.
[2] Dt 29:22; 1K 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; 24:21; Is 1:7; 10:19; Jr 1:19; 19:14; 26:8; 29:26; 36:26; 37:13, 15; 38:6, 7; Am 7:10; Zc 14:10; Mt 5:10; 21:35; 23:34; Ac 4:3; 5:18, 40; 7:52; 16:22; He 11:36; Rv 2:10; 17:6.
[3] Gn 17:5, 15; 32:28; Ps 31:13; Is 8:3; Jr 6:25; 7:32; 19:2, 6; 20:10; 29:29; 46:5; Lm 2:22; Ho 1:4; Ac 4:5; 16:30, 35.
[4] Dt 28:32, 65; 1S 2:33; 2K 25:7; Jb 18:11; 20:23; Ps 73:19; Jr 19:15; 21:4; 25:9; 29:21; 32:27; 39:6; Ezk 26:17; Mt 27:4.
[5] 2K 20:17; 24:12; 25:13; 2Ch 36:10, 17; Jr 3:24; 4:20; 12:12; 15:13; 24:8; 27:19; 32:3; 39:2, 8; 52:7; Lm 1:7, 10; 4:12; Ezk 22:25; Dn 1:2.
[6] Lv 26:17; Dt 28:25; Is 9:15; Jr 5:31; 6:13; 8:10; 14:14; 20:4; 23:14, 25, 32; 28:15; 29:21, 32; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:4, 22; 22:28; Mi 2:11; Zc 13:3; Ac 13:8; 2P 2:1.

Jeremiah complaineth of contempt,

7 ¶ O LORD,º thou hast deceivedºª me, and I was deceived:ºª thou art strongerºª than I, and hast prevailed:ºª I am² in derisionº daily,º² every one² mockethºª me. 8 For² sinceº² I spake,ºª I cried out,ºª I criedºª violenceº and spoil;º because² the wordº of the LORDº was made² a reproachº unto me, and a derision,º daily.º² 9 Then I said,ºª I will not² make mentionºª of him, nor² speakºª any more² in his name.º But [his word] was² in mine heartº as a burningºª fireº shut upºª in my bones,º and I was wearyºª with forbearing,ºª and I couldºª not² [stay].

[7] Ex 5:22; Nu 11:11; 2K 2:23; Ps 22:6; 35:15; 69:9; Jr 1:6, 18; 15:10, 18; 17:16; 20:9; 29:26; Lm 3:14; Ezk 3:14; Ho 9:7; Mi 3:8; Lk 16:14; 22:63; 23:11, 35; Ac 17:18, 32; 1Co 4:9; 9:6; He 11:36.
[8] 2Ch 36:16; Jr 4:19; 5:1, 6, 15; 6:6, 10; 7:9; 13:13; 15:1, 13; 17:27; 18:16; 19:7; 20:7; 28:8; Lm 3:61; Lk 11:45; He 11:26; 13:13; 1P 4:14.
[9] 1K 19:3; Jb 32:18; Ps 39:3; Jr 6:11; Ezk 3:14; Lk 9:62; Jn 1:2; 4:2; Ac 4:20; 15:37; 17:16; 18:5; 1Co 9:16; 2Co 5:13.

of treachery,

10 ¶ For² I heardºª the defamingº of many,º fearº on every side.º² Report,ºª [say they], and we will reportºª it. All² my familiarsºº watchedºª for my halting,º¹ª [saying], Peradventure² he will be enticed,ºª and we shall prevailºª against him, and we shall takeºª our revengeº on² him. 11 But the LORDº [is] with² me as a mightyº terrible one:º therefore²² my persecutorsºª shall stumble,ºª and they shall not² prevail:ºª they shall be greatlyº ashamed;ºª for² they shall not² prosper:ºª [their] everlastingº confusionº shall never² be forgotten.ºª 12 But, O LORDº of hosts,º that triestºª the righteous,º [and] seestºª the reinsº and the heart,º let me seeºª thy vengeanceº on² them: for² unto² thee have I openedºª² my cause.º 13 Singºª unto the LORD,º praiseºª ye² the LORD:º for² he hath deliveredºª² the soulº of the poorº from the handº² of evildoers.ºª

[10] 1K 19:2; 21:20; 22:8, 27; Ne 6:6; Jb 19:19; Ps 31:13; 41:9; 55:13; 57:4; 64:2; Pv 10:18; Is 29:21; Jr 18:18; 20:3; Ezk 22:9; Mt 26:59; Mk 6:19; Lk 11:53; 12:52; 20:20; Ac 5:33; 6:11; 7:54; 23:12; 24:1, 13.
[11] Dt 32:35; Ps 6:10; 27:1; 35:26; 40:14; 47:2; 65:5; 66:5; Is 41:10, 14; 45:16; Jr 1:8, 19; 15:20; 17:18; 23:40; Dn 12:2; Jn 18:4; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 4:17.
[12] 1S 1:15; 2Ch 24:22; Ps 7:9; 11:5; 17:3; 26:2; 54:7; 59:10; 62:8; 86:4; 109:6; 139:23; Is 37:14; 38:14; Jr 11:20; 12:8; 17:10, 18; 18:19; 1P 2:23; 4:19; Rv 2:23; 6:10; 18:20; 19:2.
[13] Ps 34:6; 35:9; 69:33; 72:4; 109:30; Is 25:4; Jm 2:5.

and of his birth.

14 ¶ Cursedºª [be] the dayº wherein² I was born:ºª let not² the dayº wherein² my motherº bareºª me be² blessed.ºª 15 Cursedºª [be] the manº who² brought tidingsºª to² my father,º saying,ºª A manº childº is bornºª unto thee; making him very¹ª glad.ºª 16 And let that² manº be² as the citiesº which² the LORDº overthrew,ºª and repentedºª not:² and let him hearºª the cryº in the morning,º and the shoutingº at noontide;ºº 17 Because² he slewºª me not² from the womb;º² or that my motherº might have been² my grave,º and her wombº [to be] alwaysº greatº [with me]. 18 Wherefore² came I forthºª out of the wombº² to seeºª labourº and sorrow,º that my daysº should be consumedºª with shame?º

[14] Jb 3:3; Jr 15:10.
[15] Gn 21:5; Jr 1:5; Lk 1:14.
[16] Gn 19:24; Dt 29:23; Jr 4:19; 18:8, 22; 26:13; 48:3; Ezk 21:22; Ho 10:14; 11:8; Am 1:14; 2:2; 4:11; Jna 3:4, 9; 4:2; Zp 1:16; 2:9; Lk 17:29; 2P 2:6; Jde 1:7.
[17] Jb 3:10, 16; 10:18; Ec 6:3.
[18] Gn 3:16; Jb 3:20; 14:1, 13; Ps 69:19; 90:10; Is 1:6; 51:7; Jr 8:18; Lm 1:12; 3:1; Jn 16:20; Ac 5:41; 1Co 4:9; 2Ti 1:12; He 10:36; 11:36; 12:2; 13:13; 1P 4:14.


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