Jeremiah 20:2

Jeremiah 20:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin Gate of the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Pashhur struck 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.

Context of Jeremiah 20:2

1Now the priest, Immer’s son Pashhur, the chief officer of the Lord’s temple, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in prison at Upper Benjamin Gate that was in the Lord’s temple. 3The next day when Pashhur took Jeremiah out of prison, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord doesn’t call you Pashhur, but he calls you Terror Everywhere. 4This is what the Lord says: I’m going to make you terrify yourself and all your friends. Their enemies’ swords will kill them, and you will see it with your own eyes. I will hand all of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take the people away as captives to Babylon or kill them with swords.

Jeremiah 20:2 word by word

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה פַשְׁח֔וּר אֵ֖ת יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹת֜וֹ עַל־הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּשַׁ֤עַר בִּנְיָמִן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Pashurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• him in the stocksמַהְפֶּ֫כֶתmahpeketh · stocksH4115
• in the highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · Benjamin (Gate)H1144
• by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:2

• Jeremiah 1:19They will fight you, but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 19:14Then Jeremiah left Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy. He stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple and said to all the people,
• Jeremiah 26:8But as soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets, and all the people grabbed him and said, “You must die!
• Jeremiah 29:26The Lord made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for the Lord’s temple. You should put any lunatic who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles.
• Jeremiah 36:26The king commanded Jerahmeel (the king’s son), Seraiah (son of Azriel), and Shelemiah (son of Abdeel) to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. But the Lord had hidden Baruch and Jeremiah.
• Jeremiah 37:15The officials were so angry with Jeremiah that they beat him and put him in prison in the scribe Jonathan’s house, which had been turned into a prison.
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son. It was in the courtyard of the prison. They used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
• 1 Kings 22:27Say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I come home safely.’ ”
• 2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was furious at the seer. He was so angry with Hanani that he put Hanani in prison. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time in his reign.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21But they plotted against Zechariah, and by the king’s order they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel. It read, “Amos is plotting against you among the people of Israel. The country isn’t able to endure everything he is saying.
• Matthew 5:10Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
• Matthew 21:35The workers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned a third to death.
• Matthew 23:34I’m sending you prophets, wise men, and teachers of the Scriptures. You will kill and crucify some of them. Others you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
• Acts 4:3So the temple guards arrested them. Since it was already evening, they put Peter and John in jail until the next day.
• Acts 5:18by arresting the apostles and putting them in the city jail.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Put him in the stocks - Probably such a place near the gate as we term the lock-up, the coal-hole; or it may mean a sort of dungeon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Jeremiah the prophet - Jeremiah is nowhere so called in the first 19 chapters. In this place he thus characterizes himself, because Pashur‘s conduct was a violation of the respect due to the prophetic office. The stocks - This instrument of torture comes from a root signifying to “twist.” It thus implies that the body was kept in a distorted position. Compare Acts 16:24. The high gate … - Rather, “the upper gate of Benjamin in the house of Yahweh (compare…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Pashhur, the head of the police maintaining order in the Temple area, was second in authority to the high priest. He had heard Jeremiah announce the Lord's decree about the destruction of Jerusalem, including the Temple. He considered it such blasphemy that he believed Jeremiah should be punished.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The fact that Pashur was of the same order and of the same family as Jeremiah aggravates the indignity of the blow (1Ki 22:24; Mt 26:67). stocks--an instrument of torture with five holes, in which the neck, two hands, and two feet were thrust, the body being kept in a crooked posture (Jr 29:26). From a Hebrew root, to "turn," or "rack." This marks Pashur's cruelty. high--that is, the upper gate (2Ki 15:35). gate of Benjamin--a gate in the temple wall…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 20:2

• Benjamin
• Church
• Gates
• Immer
• Jeremiah
• Pashur
• Stocks

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Jeremiah
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Derision
• Dungeon
• Familiar
• Pashur
• City
• Gedaliah
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings