Jeremiah Beaten by Pashhur
1 Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer(A) and chief official in the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
2 So Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the Lord’s temple.
3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib,(a)
4 for this is what the Lord says, ‘I am about to make you a terror to both yourself and those you love.(B) They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon and put them to the sword.
5 I will give away all the wealth of this city, all its products(C) and valuables. Indeed, I will hand all the treasures of the kings of Judah over to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.
6 As for you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, you will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. There you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends that you prophesied falsely(D) to.’”
Jeremiah Compelled to Preach
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You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived.
You seized me and prevailed.
I am a laughingstock all the time;(E)
everyone ridicules me.
8 You seized me and prevailed.
I am a laughingstock all the time;(E)
everyone ridicules me.
For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I proclaim, “Violence and destruction!”(F)
because the word of the Lord has become for me
constant disgrace and derision.
9 I proclaim, “Violence and destruction!”(F)
because the word of the Lord has become for me
constant disgrace and derision.
If I say, “I won’t mention Him
or speak any longer in His name,”
His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,(G)
shut up in my bones.
I become tired of holding it in,
and I cannot prevail.
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11 or speak any longer in His name,”
His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,(G)
shut up in my bones.
I become tired of holding it in,
and I cannot prevail.
But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.(J)
Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
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13 Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,
an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.
Sing to the Lord!
Praise the Lord,
for He rescues the life of the needy
from the hand of evil people.
Praise the Lord,
for He rescues the life of the needy
from the hand of evil people.
Jeremiah’s Lament
Footnotes:
a.
Jeremiah 20:3: Terror Is on Every Side; Jr 6:25; 20:10; 46:5
b.
Jeremiah 20:10: Hb Magor-missabib; Jr 20:3
c.
Jeremiah 20:10: Lit Every man of my peace
d.
Jeremiah 20:12: Lit kidneys