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[1] Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in Yahweh’s house, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. [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] 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 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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 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] 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] 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 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.
Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.
[15] Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying,
“A boy is born to you,” making him very glad.
[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 didn’t kill me from the womb.
So my mother would have been my grave,
and her womb always great.
[18] Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow,
that my days should be consumed with shame?

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 20:3 “Magormissabib” means “surrounded by terror”
King James Version

Jeremiah in the Stocks

[1] Now Pashur H6583 the son H1121 of Immer H564 the priest, H3548 who was also chief H6496 governor H5057 in the house H1004 of the Lord, H3068 heard H8085 H853 that Jeremiah H3414 prophesied H5012 H853 these H428 things. H1697 [2] Then Pashur H6583 smote H5221 H853 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet, H5030 and put H5414 him in the stocks H4115 that were in the high H5945 gate H8179 of Benjamin, H1144 which was by the house H1004 of the Lord. H3068 [3] And it came to pass on the morrow, H4283 that Pashur H6583 brought forth H3318 Jeremiah H3414 out of H4480 the stocks. H4115 Then said H559 Jeremiah H3414 unto H413 him, The Lord H3068 hath not called H7121 thy name H8034 Pashur, H6583 but Magor-missabib. H4036ⓘ [4] For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord, H3068 Behold, I will make H5414 thee a terror H4032 to thyself, and to all thy friends: H157 and they shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 of their enemies, H341 and thine eyes H5869 shall H7200 behold H2005 it: and I will give H5414 all H3605 Judah H3063 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon, H894 and he shall carry them captive H1540 into Babylon, H894 and shall slay H5221 them with the sword. H2719 [5] Moreover I will deliver H5414 all H3605 the strength H2633 of this city, H5892 and all the labours H3018 thereof, and all the precious things H3366 thereof, and all the treasures H214 of the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 will I give H5414 into the hand H3027 of their enemies, H341 which shall spoil H962 them, and take H3947 them, and carry H935 them to Babylon. H894 [6] And thou, Pashur, H6583 and all that dwell H3427 in thine house H1004 shall go H3212 into captivity: H7628 and thou shalt come H935 to Babylon, H894 and there thou shalt die, H4191 and shalt be buried H6912 there, thou, and all thy friends, H157 to whom thou hast prophesied H5012 lies. H8267 [7] O Lord, H3068 thou hast deceived H6601§ me, and I was deceived: H6601 thou art stronger H2388 than I, and hast prevailed: H3201 I am in derision H7814 daily, H3117 every H3605 one mocketh H3932 me. [8] For H3588 since H1767 I spake, H1696 I cried out, H2199 I cried H7121 violence H2555 and spoil; H7701 because H3588 the word H1697 of the Lord H3068 was made a reproach H2781 unto me, and a derision, H7047 daily. H3117 [9] Then I said, H559 I will H2142 not H3808 make mention H2142 of him, nor speak H1696 any more in his name. H8034 But his word was in mine heart H3820 as a burning H1197 fire H784 shut up H6113 in my bones, H6106 and I was weary H3811 with forbearing, H3557 and I could H3201 not stay. [10] For I heard H8085 the defaming H1681 of many, H7227 fear H4032 on every side. H5439 Report, H5046 say they, and we will report H5046 it. All my familiars H582§ H7965 watched H8104 for my halting, H6763 H6761 saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, H6601 and we shall prevail H3201 against him, and we shall take H3947 our revenge H5360 on him. [11] But the Lord H3068 is with me as a mighty H1368 terrible one: H6184 therefore my persecutors H7291 shall stumble, H3782 and they shall not prevail: H3201 they shall be greatly H3966 ashamed; H954 for H3588 they shall not prosper: H7919 their everlasting H5769 confusion H3639 shall never be forgotten. H7911 [12] But, O Lord H3068 of hosts, H6635 that triest H974 the righteous, H6662 and seest H7200 the reins H3629 and the heart, H3820 let me see H7200 thy vengeance H5360 on them: for unto thee have I opened H1540 H853 my cause. H7379 [13] Sing H7891 unto the Lord, H3068 praise H1984 ye the Lord: H3068 for H3588 he hath delivered H5337 H853 the soul H5315 of the poor H34 from the hand H3027 of evildoers. H7489 [14] Cursed H779 be the day H3117 wherein I was born: H3205 let not the day H3117 wherein my mother H517 bare H3205 me be blessed. H1288 [15] Cursed H779 be the man H376 who H834 brought tidings H1319 H853 to my father, H1 saying, H559 A man H2145 child H1121 is born H3205 unto thee; making him very H8055 glad. H8055 [16] And let that man H376 be as the cities H5892 which H834 the Lord H3068 overthrew, H2015 and repented H5162 not: and let him hear H8085 the cry H2201 in the morning, H1242 and the shouting H8643 at noontide; H6256 H6672 [17] because he slew H4191 me not from the womb; H7358 or that my mother H517 might have been my grave, H6913 and her womb H7358 to be always H5769 great H2030 with me. [18] Wherefore came I forth H3318 out of the womb H7358 to see H7200 labour H5999 and sorrow, H3015 that my days H3117 should be consumed H3615 with shame? H1322

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 20:3 That is, fear round about
  2. § 20:7 Or, enticed
  3. § 20:10 Heb. every man of my peace
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἤκουσεν G191 Πασχωρ υἱὸς G5207 Εμμηρ ὁ G3588 ἱερεύς, G2409 καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 ἦν G2258 καθεσταμένος G2525 ἡγούμενος G2233 οἴκου G3624 κυρίου, G2962 τοῦ G3588 Ιερεμιου G2408 προφητεύοντος G4395 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 τούτους. G5128 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐνέβαλεν G1685 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 καταρράκτην, ὃς G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 πύλῃ G4439 οἴκου G3624 ἀποτεταγμένου G657 τοῦ G3588 ὑπερῴου, G5253 ὃς G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ G3624 κυρίου. G2962 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἐξήγαγεν G1806 Πασχωρ τὸν G3588 Ιερεμιαν G2408 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 καταρράκτου, καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Ιερεμιας G2408 Οὐχὶ G3780 Πασχωρ ἐκάλεσεν G2564 κύριος G2962 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 σου, G4675 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 Μέτοικον· [4] διότι G1360 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 δίδωμί G1325 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 μετοικίαν σὺν G4862 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 φίλοις G5384 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 πεσοῦνται G4098 ἐν G1722 μαχαίρᾳ G3162 ἐχθρῶν G2190 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ὀφθαλμοί G3788 σου G4675 ὄψονται, G3700 καὶ G2532 σὲ G4571 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 Ιουδαν G2455 δώσω G1325 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 βασιλέως G935 Βαβυλῶνος, G897 καὶ G2532 μετοικιοῦσιν G3351 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 κατακόψουσιν G2629 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 μαχαίραις· G3162 [5] καὶ G2532 δώσω G1325 τὴν G3588 πᾶσαν G3956 ἰσχὺν G2479 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 ταύτης G3778 καὶ G2532 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 πόνους G4192 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 θησαυροὺς G2344 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 Ιουδα εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 ἐχθρῶν G2190 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἄξουσιν G71 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 Βαβυλῶνα. G897 [6] Καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 σου G4675 πορεύσεσθε G4198 ἐν G1722 αἰχμαλωσίᾳ, G161 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 Βαβυλῶνι G897 ἀποθανῇ G599 καὶ G2532 ἐκεῖ G1563 ταφήσῃ, G2290 σὺ G4771 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 φίλοι G5384 σου, G4675 οἷς G3739 ἐπροφήτευσας G4395 αὐτοῖς G846 ψευδῆ. G5571 [7] Ἠπάτησάς G538 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἠπατήθην, G538 ἐκράτησας G2902 καὶ G2532 ἠδυνάσθης· G1410 ἐγενόμην G1096 εἰς G1519 γέλωτα, G1071 πᾶσαν G3956 ἡμέραν G2250 διετέλεσα G1300 μυκτηριζόμενος· G3456 [8] ὅτι G3754 πικρῷ G4089 λόγῳ G3056 μου G3450 γελάσομαι, G1070 ἀθεσίαν καὶ G2532 ταλαιπωρίαν G5004 ἐπικαλέσομαι, G1941 ὅτι G3754 ἐγενήθη G1096 λόγος G3056 κυρίου G2962 εἰς G1519 ὀνειδισμὸν G3680 ἐμοὶ G1698 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 χλευασμὸν πᾶσαν G3956 ἡμέραν G2250 μου. G3450 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὀνομάσω G3687 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 λαλήσω G2980 ἔτι G2089 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 αὐτοῦ· G846 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὡς G5613 πῦρ G4442 καιόμενον G2545 φλέγον ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ὀστέοις G3747 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 παρεῖμαι G3935 πάντοθεν G3840 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 δύναμαι G1410 φέρειν. G5342 [10] Ὅτι G3754 ἤκουσα G191 ψόγον πολλῶν G4183 συναθροιζομένων G4867 κυκλόθεν G2943 Ἐπισύστητε καὶ G2532 ἐπισυστῶμεν αὐτῷ, G846 πάντες G3956 ἄνδρες G435 φίλοι G5384 αὐτοῦ· G846 τηρήσατε G5083 τὴν G3588 ἐπίνοιαν G1963 αὐτοῦ, G846 εἰ G1487 ἀπατηθήσεται G538 καὶ G2532 δυνησόμεθα G1410 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 λημψόμεθα G2983 τὴν G3588 ἐκδίκησιν G1557 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐξ G1537 αὐτοῦ. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ G1699 καθὼς G2531 μαχητὴς ἰσχύων· G2479 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἐδίωξαν G1377 καὶ G2532 νοῆσαι G3539 οὐκ G3756 ἠδύναντο· G1410 ᾐσχύνθησαν G153 σφόδρα, G4970 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐνόησαν G3539 ἀτιμίας G819 αὐτῶν, G846 αἳ G3739 δι’ G1223 αἰῶνος G165 οὐκ G3756 ἐπιλησθήσονται. G1950 [12] Κύριε G2962 δοκιμάζων G1381 δίκαια G1342 συνίων G4920 νεφροὺς G3510 καὶ G2532 καρδίας, G2588 ἴδοιμι G1492 τὴν G3588 παρὰ G3844 σοῦ G4675 ἐκδίκησιν G1557 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς, G846 ὅτι G3754 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 ἀπεκάλυψα G601 τὰ G3588 ἀπολογήματά μου. G3450 — [13] ᾄσατε G103 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ, G2962 αἰνέσατε G134 αὐτῷ, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἐξείλατο G1807 ψυχὴν G5590 πένητος G3993 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 πονηρευομένων. — [14] ἐπικατάρατος G1944 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα, G2250 ἐν G1722 ᾗ G3739 ἐτέχθην G5088 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ· G846 ἡ G3588 ἡμέρα, G2250 ἐν G1722 ᾗ G3739 ἔτεκέν G5088 με G3165 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 μου, G3450 μὴ G3361 ἔστω G2077 ἐπευκτή. [15] Ἐπικατάρατος G1944 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ὁ G3588 εὐαγγελισάμενος G2097 τῷ G3588 πατρί G3962 μου G3450 λέγων G3004 Ἐτέχθη G5088 σοι G4671 ἄρσεν, G730 εὐφραινόμενος. G2165 [16] Ἔστω G2077 ὁ G3588 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ὡς G5613 αἱ G3588 πόλεις, G4172 ἃς G3739 κατέστρεψεν G2690 κύριος G2962 ἐν G1722 θυμῷ G2372 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μετεμελήθη, G3338 ἀκουσάτω G191 κραυγῆς G2906 τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 ἀλαλαγμοῦ μεσημβρίας, G3314 [17] ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἀπέκτεινέν G615 με G3165 ἐν G1722 μήτρᾳ G3388 μητρὸς G3384 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετό G1096 μοι G3427 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 μου G3450 τάφος G5028 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μήτρα G3388 συλλήμψεως αἰωνίας. G166 [18] Ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 τοῦτο G5124 ἐξῆλθον G1831 ἐκ G1537 μήτρας G3388 τοῦ G3588 βλέπειν G991 κόπους G2873 καὶ G2532 πόνους, G4192 καὶ G2532 διετέλεσαν G1300 ἐν G1722 αἰσχύνῃ G152 αἱ G3588 ἡμέραι G2250 μου; G3450
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament