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

1When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the Lord. 3On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur is not the name the Lord has called you, but rather Magor-missabib. 4For thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword.

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

• Pashhurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• had Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• beatenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• and putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• stocksמַהְפֶּ֫כֶתmahpeketh · stocksH4115
• that were at the upperעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
• Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · Benjamin (Gate)H1144
• Gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• was by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:2

• Jeremiah 1:19They will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 19:14Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house and said to all the people:
• Jeremiah 26:8When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die!
• Jeremiah 29:26“The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be the overseer in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,
• Jeremiah 36:26And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.
• Jeremiah 37:15Then the officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him, and they put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which they had made into the prison.
• Jeremiah 38:6Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.
• 1 Kings 22:27and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”
• 2 Chronicles 16:10Then Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the court of the house of the Lord.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.
• Matthew 5:10“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 21:35The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
• Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.
• Acts 5:18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public 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