Jeremiah · Literal Standard Version
Jeremiah 20 Literal Standard Version
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1 And Pashhur son of Immer the priest—who [is] also overseer, leader in the house of YHWH—hears Jeremiah prophesying these things,
1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in Yahweh’s house, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
2 and Pashhur strikes Jeremiah the prophet, and puts him in the stocks that [are] by the Upper Gate of Benjamin, that [is] by the house of YHWH.
2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.
3 And it comes to pass on the next day, that Pashhur brings Jeremiah out from the stocks, and Jeremiah says to him, “YHWH has not called your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.
3 On the next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.
4 For thus said YHWH: Behold, I am making you for a fear to yourself, || And to all loving you, || And they have fallen by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes are beholding, || And all Judah I give into the hand of the king of Babylon, || And he has removed them to Babylon, || And he has struck them with the sword.
4 For Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see it. I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them captive to Babylon, and will kill them with the sword.
5 And I have given all the strength of this city, || And all its labor, and all its precious things, || Indeed, I give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, || And they have spoiled them, and taken them, || And have brought them into Babylon.
5 Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, yes, I will give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies. They will make them captives, take them, and carry them to Babylon.
6 And you, Pashhur, and all dwelling in your house, || Go into captivity. And you enter Babylon, || And there you die, and there you are buried, || You and all loving you, || To whom you have prophesied falsely.”
6 You, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house will go into captivity. You will come to Babylon, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.’”
7 You have persuaded me, O YHWH, and I am persuaded; You have hardened me, and prevail, || I have been for a laughter all the day, || Everyone is mocking at me,
7 Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I, and have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day. Everyone mocks me.
8 Because from the time I speak I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” || For the word of YHWH has been to me || For reproach and for derision all the day.
8 For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, “Violence and destruction!” because Yahweh’s word has been made a reproach to me, and a derision, all day.
9 And I said, “I do not mention Him, || Nor do I speak anymore in His Name,” || And it has been in my heart || As a burning fire shut up in my bones, || And I have been weary of containing, || And I am not able.
9 If I say that I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary with holding it in. I can’t.
10 For I have heard the evil report of many, “Fear [is] all around!” “Declare, and we declare it!” All my allies are watching [for] my halting, “Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, || And we take our vengeance on him.”
10 For I have heard the defaming of many: “Terror on every side! Denounce, and we will denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. “Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we will prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”
11 And YHWH [is] with me, as a mighty, awesome One, || Therefore my persecutors stumble and do not prevail, || They have been exceedingly ashamed, || For they have not acted wisely, || Continuous confusion is not forgotten.
11 But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
12 And, O YHWH of Hosts, trier of the righteous, || Beholder of reins and heart, || I see Your vengeance on them, || For I have revealed my cause to you.
12 But Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have revealed my cause to you.
13 Sing to YHWH, praise YHWH, || For He has delivered the soul of the needy || From the hand of evildoers.
13 Sing to Yahweh! Praise Yahweh, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
14 Cursed [is] the day in which I was born, || The day that my mother bore me, || Let it not be blessed!
14 Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.
15 Cursed [is] the man who bore tidings [to] my father, || Saying, “A male child has been born to you,” || Making him very glad!
15 Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, “A boy is born to you,” making him very glad.
16 Then that man has been as the cities, || That YHWH overthrew, and did not relent, || And he has heard a cry in the morning, || And a shout at noontime.
16 Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn’t repent. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime,
17 Because he has not put me to death from the womb, || And my mother is to me—my grave, || And her womb [is] a perpetual pregnancy.
17 because he didn’t kill me from the womb. So my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
18 Why [is] this? I have come out from the womb || To see labor and sorrow, || Indeed, my days are consumed in shame!
18 Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
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Immer
Pashhur
The priest and chief official in the house of the LORD who struck Jeremiah and put him in the stocks.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 20:1; Jeremiah 20:3; Jeremiah 20:6
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezra 2:37–38; 1 Chronicles 24:14; 2 Kings 25:18; Nehemiah 7:40–41; Acts 5:24
- 2 Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 1:19; Zechariah 14:10; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Jeremiah 36:26
- 3 Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 46:5; Lamentations 2:22; Psalm 31:13; Jeremiah 6:25
- 4 Jeremiah 29:21; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 32:27–31; Jeremiah 21:4–10; Jeremiah 39:6–7
- 5 Jeremiah 15:13; Ezekiel 22:25; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 20:17–18; Lamentations 1:10
- 6 Jeremiah 14:14–15; Lamentations 2:14; Jeremiah 20:4; Ezekiel 22:28; 2 Peter 2:1–3
- 7 Lamentations 3:14; Jeremiah 20:9; Psalm 22:6–7; Hosea 9:7; Ezekiel 3:14
- 8 2 Chronicles 36:16; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 5:15–17; Jeremiah 5:1; Jeremiah 28:8
- 9 Psalm 39:3; Job 32:18–20; Acts 4:20; 1 Corinthians 9:16–17; Acts 17:16
- 10 Psalm 41:9; Psalm 31:13; Isaiah 29:21; Jeremiah 18:18; Proverbs 10:18
- 11 Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 15:20; Jeremiah 17:18; Isaiah 41:10
- 12 Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 62:8; Psalm 54:7; Jeremiah 17:10; Psalm 59:10
- 13 Isaiah 25:4; Psalm 69:33; Psalm 35:9–11; Psalm 72:4; Psalm 34:6
- 14 Jeremiah 15:10; Job 3:3–16
- 15 Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:14; Genesis 21:5–6
- 16 Jeremiah 18:22; Jeremiah 48:3–4; Deuteronomy 29:23; Luke 17:29; Ezekiel 21:22
- 17 Job 10:18–19; Job 3:10–11; Job 3:16; Ecclesiastes 6:3
- 18 Job 3:20; Job 14:1; Lamentations 3:1; 1 Peter 4:14–16; 1 Corinthians 4:9–13
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