Jeremiah 20:1-18 Pashur has Put Jeremiah, the Prophet, into Stocks

Pashur has Put Jeremiah, the Prophet, into Stocks

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Now, Pashur, [Immer's] son, the priest, who also was chief governor [in charge over] the [Lord's] house, heard that Jeremiah [had] prophesied these things. Then, Pashur [struck] Jeremiah, the prophet, & put him in stocks that were in the High Gate of Benjamin, [near] the [Lord's] house. [Jeremiah 37:13-14 And when [Jeremiah] was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the [division] was there, whose name was Irijah, [Shelemiah's] son, [who was] the son of Hananiah; & he [seized] Jeremiah, the prophet, saying, You [are defecting] to the Chaldeans. Then, Jeremiah said, It's false. I [didn't] fall, [a.k.a. defect.] to the Chaldeans. But [Irijah didn't pay attention] to him. So, Irijah took Jeremiah, & brought him to the princes.]

And it [happened] on the [next day,] that Pashur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then, Jeremiah said to him, The Lord [hasn't] called your name Pashur, but Magor Missabib. For the Lord [says this, Look,] I will make you a terror to yourself, & to all your friends.

And they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, & your eyes shall [see] it. And I will give all Judah into the hand of [Babylon's] king, & he shall carry them captive into Babylon, & shall [kill] them with the sword.

[Jeremiah 21:8-10 And you [shall] say to this people, The Lord [says this; Look] I will [put] before you the Way of Life, & the Way of Death. He, [who remains] in this city, shall die by the: sword, famine, & pestilence.

But he [who goes] out, & falls, [a.k.a. defects,] to the Chaldeans, [who attack] you, shall live. And his life shall be [for a prize] to him. For I have set My face against this city for [calamity,] & not for good, [says] the Lord. It shall be given, [a.k.a. turned over,] into the hand of [Babylon's] king. And he shall burn it with fire.]

[Also,] I will deliver all the strength of this city, & all: [its labors,] & [its] precious things, & the treasures of [Judah's] kings, & I will give [them] into the hand of their enemies, [who] shall [plunder] them, & take, & carry them to Babylon.

[Jeremiah 19:12-13 The Lord [says,] I will do [this] to this place, & to [its residents,] & even make this city [like] Tophet, [a.k.a. Topheth.] And the houses of: Jerusalem, & [Judah's] kings, shall be defiled, [like] the place of Tophet, because of all the [rooftops] of the houses [on which] they have burned incense to all the host, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] of heaven, & have poured out drink offerings to other gods.]

And you, Pashur, & all [who] dwell in your house shall go into captivity. And you [shall] come to Babylon, & you [shall] die there, & [shall] be buried there, you, & all your friends, to whom you [have] prophesied lies.

O Lord, You [have] deceived me, & I was [persuaded.] You [are] stronger than I [am,] & [have] prevailed. I am [ridiculed] daily, & everyone [mocks] me. For since I [spoke,] & I cried out, I cried [out about:] violence, & [plunder]; because the Word of the Lord was made a [disgrace] to me, & [ridiculed] daily.

Then, I said, I won't make mention of Him, nor speak in His Name, any more. But His Word was in my heart [like] a burning fire, [closed] up [within] my bones. And I was [tired of holding it back,] & I couldn't [cease.] For I heard the [slandering] of many, [with] fear on every side.

They say, Report, & we will report it. All my [acquaintances] watched for my [ceasing,] saying, [Perhaps,] he will be [persuaded,] & we shall prevail against him, & take our revenge on him. [Psalm 31:13 For I have heard the slander of many. Fear was on every side: [while] they took counsel together against Me, & they [plotted] to take away My life.]

But the Lord is with me [like] a [terribly] [awesome,] Mighty One. Therefore, my persecutors shall stumble, & they shall not prevail. They shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper, & their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

[Jeremiah 17:18 Let [those who] persecute me be [confused,] but [don't] let me be [ashamed.] Let them be dismayed, but don't let me be [discouraged.] Bring upon them the day of evil, & destroy them with double destruction.]

But, O Lord of Hosts, [Who tests] the righteous, & [sees] the [heart strings,] & the heart, let me see Your vengeance on them. For I have opened my cause to You. [Jeremiah 15:15 O Lord, You [know,] & remember me. Visit me, & [avenge] me of my persecutors. In Your patience, [don't] take me away. Know that I have suffered [disgrace,] for Your sake.]

Sing to the Lord, & you, praise the Lord: for He [has] delivered the soul, [a.k.a. life,] of the poor from the hand of [those who] [do evil.] Cursed [is] the day [in which] I was born.

[Don't] let the day [in which ]my mother [delivered] me, be blessed. Cursed [is] the man who brought [news] to my father, saying, A [male] child is born to you; making him very glad. And let that man be [like] the cities [that didn't repent,] which the Lord overthrew.

And let Him hear the [out] cry in the morning, & the shouting at [noon.] Because He [didn't kill] me from the womb; or that my mother might have [miscarried,] & her womb always be [large] with me, & might have been my grave. [For what reason,] [did] I [come] out of the womb, to see [labor,] & sorrow, [so] that my days should be consumed with shame?