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World English Bible

Jeremiah 20 (WEBP)

[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?

Jeremiah 20:3 “Magormissabib” means “surrounded by terror”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 20 (KJVS)

[1] Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard () that Jeremiah prophesied () these things.
[2] Then Pashur smote () Jeremiah the prophet, and put () him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
[3] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth () Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said () Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called () thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.
[4] For thus saith () the Lord, Behold, I will make () thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: () and they shall fall () by the sword of their enemies, () and thine eyes shall behold () it: and I will give () all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive () into Babylon, and shall slay () them with the sword.
[5] Moreover I will deliver () all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give () into the hand of their enemies, () which shall spoil () them, and take () them, and carry () them to Babylon.
[6] And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell () in thine house shall go () into captivity: and thou shalt come () to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, () and shalt be buried () there, thou, and all thy friends, () to whom thou hast prophesied () lies.
[7] O Lord, thou hast deceived () me, and I was deceived: () thou art stronger () than I, and hast prevailed: () I am in derision daily, every one mocketh () me.
[8] For since I spake, () I cried out, () I cried () violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
[9] Then I said, () I will not make mention () of him, nor speak () any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning () fire shut up () in my bones, and I was weary () with forbearing, () and I could () not stay.
[10] For I heard () the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, () say they, and we will report () it. All my familiars watched () for my halting, () saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, () and we shall prevail () against him, and we shall take () our revenge on him.
[11] But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors () shall stumble, () and they shall not prevail: () they shall be greatly ashamed; () for they shall not prosper: () their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. ()
[12] But, O Lord of hosts, that triest () the righteous, and seest () the reins and the heart, let me see () thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened () my cause.
[13] Sing () unto the Lord, praise () ye the Lord: for he hath delivered () the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. ()
[14] Cursed () be the day wherein I was born: () let not the day wherein my mother bare () me be blessed. ()
[15] Cursed () be the man who brought tidings () to my father, saying, () A man child is born () unto thee; making him very () glad. ()
[16] And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, () and repented () not: and let him hear () the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
[17] because he slew () me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
[18] Wherefore came I forth () out of the womb to see () labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed () with shame?

Jeremiah 20:3 That is, fear round about
Jeremiah 20:7 Or, enticed
Jeremiah 20:10 Heb. every man of my peace

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 20 (BYZ)

[1] και ηκουσεν πασχωρ υιος εμμηρ ο ιερευς και ουτος ην καθεσταμενος ηγουμενος οικου κυριου του ιερεμιου προφητευοντος τους λογους τουτους
[2] και επαταξεν αυτον και ενεβαλεν αυτον εις τον καταρρακτην ος ην εν πυλη οικου αποτεταγμενου του υπερωου ος ην εν οικω κυριου
[3] και εξηγαγεν πασχωρ τον ιερεμιαν εκ του καταρρακτου και ειπεν αυτω ιερεμιας ουχι πασχωρ εκαλεσεν κυριος το ονομα σου αλλ η μετοικον
[4] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω διδωμι σε εις μετοικιαν συν πασι τοις φιλοις σου και πεσουνται εν μαχαιρα εχθρων αυτων και οι οφθαλμοι σου οψονται και σε και παντα ιουδαν δωσω εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και μετοικιουσιν αυτους και κατακοψουσιν αυτους εν μαχαιραις
[5] και δωσω την πασαν ισχυν της πολεως ταυτης και παντας τους πονους αυτης και παντας τους θησαυρους του βασιλεως ιουδα εις χειρας εχθρων αυτου και αξουσιν αυτους εις βαβυλωνα
[6] και συ και παντες οι κατοικουντες εν τω οικω σου πορευσεσθε εν αιχμαλωσια και εν βαβυλωνι αποθανη και εκει ταφηση συ και παντες οι φιλοι σου οις επροφητευσας αυτοις ψευδη
[7] ηπατησας με κυριε και ηπατηθην εκρατησας και ηδυνασθης εγενομην εις γελωτα πασαν ημεραν διετελεσα μυκτηριζομενος
[8] οτι πικρω λογω μου γελασομαι αθεσιαν και ταλαιπωριαν επικαλεσομαι οτι εγενηθη λογος κυριου εις ονειδισμον εμοι και εις χλευασμον πασαν ημεραν μου
[9] και ειπα ου μη ονομασω το ονομα κυριου και ου μη λαλησω ετι επι τω ονοματι αυτου και εγενετο ως πυρ καιομενον φλεγον εν τοις οστεοις μου και παρειμαι παντοθεν και ου δυναμαι φερειν
[10] οτι ηκουσα ψογον πολλων συναθροιζομενων κυκλοθεν επισυστητε και επισυστωμεν αυτω παντες ανδρες φιλοι αυτου τηρησατε την επινοιαν αυτου ει απατηθησεται και δυνησομεθα αυτω και λημψομεθα την εκδικησιν ημων εξ αυτου
[11] και κυριος μετ εμου καθως μαχητης ισχυων δια τουτο εδιωξαν και νοησαι ουκ ηδυναντο ησχυνθησαν σφοδρα οτι ουκ ενοησαν ατιμιας αυτων αι δι αιωνος ουκ επιλησθησονται
[12] κυριε δοκιμαζων δικαια συνιων νεφρους και καρδιας ιδοιμι την παρα σου εκδικησιν εν αυτοις οτι προς σε απεκαλυψα τα απολογηματα μου
[13] ασατε τω κυριω αινεσατε αυτω οτι εξειλατο ψυχην πενητος εκ χειρος πονηρευομενων
[14] επικαταρατος η ημερα εν η ετεχθην εν αυτη η ημερα εν η ετεκεν με η μητηρ μου μη εστω επευκτη
[15] επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος ο ευαγγελισαμενος τω πατρι μου λεγων ετεχθη σοι αρσεν ευφραινομενος
[16] εστω ο ανθρωπος εκεινος ως αι πολεις ας κατεστρεψεν κυριος εν θυμω και ου μετεμεληθη ακουσατω κραυγης το πρωι και αλαλαγμου μεσημβριας
[17] οτι ουκ απεκτεινεν με εν μητρα μητρος και εγενετο μοι η μητηρ μου ταφος μου και η μητρα συλλημψεως αιωνιας
[18] ινα τι τουτο εξηλθον εκ μητρας του βλεπειν κοπους και πονους και διετελεσαν εν αισχυνη αι ημεραι μου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.