Jeremiah 20:3

Jeremiah 20:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor–missabib.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.’

Context of Jeremiah 20:3

1When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the official in charge of the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, 2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple. The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. 4For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will give all Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, who will carry them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. 5I will deliver all the wealth of this city into the hands of their enemies—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away as plunder and carry it off to Babylon.

Jeremiah 20:3 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֹּצֵ֥א פַשְׁח֛וּר אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִן־הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ לֹ֤א פַשְׁחוּר֙ קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ שְׁמֶ֔ךָ כִּ֖י אִם־מָג֥וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass on the morrowמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
• that Pashurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• out of the stocksמַהְפֶּ֫כֶתmahpeketh · stocksH4115
• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath not calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• but Magor–missabibמָגוֹר מִסָּבִיבmâgôr missâbîyb · `Terror on Every Side`H4036

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:3

• Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.
• Acts 16:30He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• Jeremiah 7:32So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter, for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
• Jeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. There proclaim the words I tell you,
• Genesis 17:5No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
• Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
• Isaiah 8:3Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
• Hosea 1:4Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
• Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
• Jeremiah 6:25Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
• Jeremiah 46:5What do I see? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated. They flee in haste without looking back, and there is terror on every side,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 29:29Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
• Psalms 31:13For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Lamentations 2:22“As you summon to a feast day, so you summoned against me terrors on every side. In the day of the Lord’s anger no one escaped or survived; those I cared for and reared my enemy has destroyed.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur - Security on all sides. This name thou hast had, but not by Divine appointment. But Magor-missabib - Fear on every side. This name hath God given thee; because, in the course of his providence, thou shalt be placed in the circumstances signified by it: thou shalt be a terror to thyself.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Magor-missabib - See Jeremiah 6:25 note. Jeremiah uses it no less than five times, having probably adopted it as his watchword from Psalm 31:13.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Magor-missabib: In Hebrew, this means "surrounded by terror." Compare Jeremiah 46:5; Psalm 31:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Pashur--compounded of two roots, meaning "largeness (and so 'security') on every side"; in antithesis to Magor-missabib, "terror round about" (Jr 20:10; Jr 6:25; 46:5; 49:29; Psa 31:13).Read the comment

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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