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 overseer 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. 3Then on 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 this is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am going to make you a horror 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 hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will take them away as exiles to Babylon and will kill 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 1:19And they will fight against you but they will not overcome you, for I am with you to save you,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 19:14Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s house and said to all the people,
• Jeremiah 26:8Yet when Jeremiah finished speaking everything that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then 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 of the house of the Lord for every insane person 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 they beat him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made it into the prison.
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard 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, ‘This is what the king says: “Put this man in prison, and feed him enough bread and water to survive 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 mistreated 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 courtyard 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 21:35And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
• 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 flog in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
• Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them and put them in prison until the next day, for it was already evening.
• Acts 5:18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public prison.

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