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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 20:3

1Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of Yhwh, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2Then 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 Yhwh. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Yhwh hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor–missabib. 4For thus saith Yhwh, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 5Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them 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

• 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, Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
• Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
• Jeremiah 7:32Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Yhwh, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
• Jeremiah 19:2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
• Genesis 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
• Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
• Isaiah 8:3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Yhwh to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
• Hosea 1:4And Yhwh said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
• Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
• Jeremiah 6:25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
• Jeremiah 46:5Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith Yhwh.
• Jeremiah 29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
• Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
• Lamentations 2:22Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of Yhwh's anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 20:3

• Jeremiah
• Magor-Missabib
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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