Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah 20:3-10

3Then on the nextH4283 dayH4283, when PashhurH6583 releasedH3318 JeremiahH3414 from the stocksH4115, JeremiahH3414 saidH559 to him, “PashhurH6583 is not the nameH8034 the LordH3068 has 1calledH7121 you, but ratherH3588H518 23Magor-missabibH4036. 4For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to makeH5414 you a 4horrorH4032 to yourself and to allH3605 your friendsH157; and while 5your eyesH5869 lookH7200 on, they will fallH5307 by the swordH2719 of their enemiesH340. So I will 6handH5414H3027 allH3605 JudahH3063 overH5414 to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and he will takeH1540 them awayH1540 asH1540 7exilesH1540 to BabylonH894 and will killH5221 them with the swordH2719. 5I will also giveH5414 allH3605 the 8wealthH2633 of thisH2088 cityH5892, allH3605 its produceH3018 and allH3605 its valuableH3366 thingsH3366--even allH3605 the treasuresH214 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 I will 9handH5414H3027 overH5414 to their enemiesH340, and they will plunderH962 them, takeH3947 them away, and bringH935 them to BabylonH894. 6And you, 10PashhurH6583, and allH3605 who liveH3427 in your houseH1004 will goH1980 into captivityH7628; and you will enterH935 BabylonH894, and thereH8033 you will dieH4191 and thereH8033 you will be buriedH6912, you and allH3605 your 11friendsH157 to whomH834 you have 12falselyH8267 prophesiedH5012.’”

7LordH3068, You persuadedH6601 me and I let myself be persuadedH6601; You have 13overcomeH2388 me and prevailedH3201. I have becomeH1961 a 14laughingstockH7814 allH3605 dayH3117 long; EveryoneH3605 15mocksH3932 me.8For eachH1767 timeH1767 I speakH1696, I cryH2199 aloudH2199; I 16proclaimH7121 violenceH2555 and destructionH7701, BecauseH3588 for me the 17wordH1697 of the LordH3068 has 18resultedH1961 In tauntingH2781 and derisionH7047 allH3605 dayH3117 long.9But if I sayH559, “I will not 19rememberH2142 Him NorH3808 speakH1696 anymoreH5750 in His nameH8034,” Then in 20my heartH3820 it becomesH1961 like a burningH1197 fireH784 ShutH6113 upH6113 in my bonesH6106; And I amH3811 tiredH3811 of holdingH3557 it in, And 21I cannotH3808 endureH3201 it.10For 22I have heardH8085 the whisperingH1681 of manyH7227, “23TerrorH4032 on everyH5439 sideH5439! 24DenounceH5046 him; let’s denounceH5046 him!” 25AllH3605 my 26trustedH7965 friendsH582H7965, WatchingH8104 for my fallH6761, say: “PerhapsH194 he will be persuadedH6601, so that we may 27prevailH3201 against him And takeH3947 our revengeH5360 on him.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 20:3 Is 8:3; Hos 1:4, 9 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 20:3 I.e., horror on every side ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 20:3 Jer 6:25; 20:10 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 20:4 Job 18:11-21; Jer 6:25; 46:5; Ezek 26:21 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 20:4 Jer 29:21; 39:6, 7 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 20:4 Jer 21:4-10; 25:9 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 20:4 Jer 13:10; 52:27 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 20:5 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 20:5 2 Kin 20:17, 18; 2 Chr 36:10; Jer 27:21, 22 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 20:6 Jer 20:1 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 20:6 Jer 20:4; 29:21 ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 20:6 Jer 14:14, 15; Lam 2:14 ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 20:7 Ezek 3:14 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 20:7 Job 12:4; Lam 3:14 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 20:7 Ps 22:7; Jer 38:19 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 20:8 Jer 6:7 ↩
  17. 17. Jeremiah 20:8 2 Chr 36:16; Jer 6:10 ↩
  18. 18. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become ↩
  19. 19. Jeremiah 20:9 1 Kin 19:3, 4; Jon 1:2, 3 ↩
  20. 20. Jeremiah 20:9 Job 32:18-20; Ps 39:3; Jer 4:19; 23:9; Ezek 3:14; Acts 4:20 ↩
  21. 21. Jeremiah 20:9 Job 32:18-20 ↩
  22. 22. Jeremiah 20:10 Ps 31:13 ↩
  23. 23. Jeremiah 20:10 Jer 6:25 ↩
  24. 24. Jeremiah 20:10 Neh 6:6-13; Is 29:21; Jer 18:18 ↩
  25. 25. Jeremiah 20:10 Lit Every man of my peace ↩
  26. 26. Jeremiah 20:10 Ps 41:9 ↩
  27. 27. Jeremiah 20:10 1 Kin 19:2 ↩

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