Jeremiah 20
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 52
Chapter Summary
Pashur smites Jeremiah and receives a new name, and a fearful doom. Jeremiah complains of contempt, of treachery, and of his birth.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Son of Immer, priest and chief officer in Jehovah's house; struck Jeremiah, put him in the stocks, renamed Terror From All Around
The prophet who, after being beaten and imprisoned, laments his calling yet trusts Jehovah to deliver him
Father of Pashur the priest, named to identify him (v1)
Timeline
Pashhur the priest hears Jeremiah's prophecy, strikes him, and puts him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate overnight.
Jeremiah 20:1-3Upon release, Jeremiah renames Pashhur 'Terror From All Around' and prophesies that Pashhur and all Judah will be violently exiled to Babylon, where Pashhur will die.
Jeremiah 20:4-6Jeremiah laments being mocked daily and feels deceived by God, yet declares God's word is a burning fire in his bones he cannot hold in. Overwhelmed by sorrow, he curses the day of his birth.
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