Jeremiah 20:1 Now Pashur6583 the son1121 of Immer564 the priest,3548 who was also chief6496 governor5057 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 heard8085 that Jeremiah3414 prophesied5012 these things.1697 cr 2 Then Pashur6583 smote5221 Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 and put5414 him in the stocks4115 that were in the high5945 gate8179 of Benjamin,1144 which was by the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 3 And it came to pass on the morrow,4283 that Pashur6583 brought forth3318 Jeremiah3414 out of the stocks.4115 Then said559 Jeremiah3414 unto him, The LORD3068 hath not called7121 thy name8034 Pashur,6583 but Magormissabib.4036{That is, fear round about} cr 4 For thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Behold, I will make5414 thee a terror4032 to thyself, and to all thy friends:157 and they shall fall5307 by the sword2719 of their enemies,341 and thine eyes5869 shall behold7200 it: and I will give5414 all Judah3063 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall carry them captive1540 into Babylon,894 and shall slay5221 them with the sword.2719 cr 5 Moreover I will deliver5414 all the strength2633 of this city,5892 and all the labours3018 thereof, and all the precious things3366 thereof, and all the treasures214 of the kings4428 of Judah3063 will I give5414 into the hand3027 of their enemies,341 which shall spoil962 them, and take3947 them, and carry935 them to Babylon.894 cr 6 And thou, Pashur,6583 and all that dwell3427 in thine house1004 shall go3212 into captivity:7628 and thou shalt come935 to Babylon,894 and there thou shalt die,4191 and shalt be buried6912 there, thou, and all thy friends,157 to whom thou hast prophesied5012 lies.8267 cr

Jeremiah 20:7 O LORD,3068 thou hast deceived6601{Or, enticed} me, and I was deceived:6601 thou art stronger2388 than I, and hast prevailed:3201 I am in derision7814 daily,3117 every one mocketh3932 me. cr 8 For since1767 I spake,1696 I cried out,2199 I cried7121 violence2555 and spoil;7701 because the word1697 of the LORD3068 was made a reproach2781 unto me, and a derision,7047 daily.3117 cr 9 Then I said,559 I will not make mention2142 of him, nor speak1696 any more in his name.8034 But his word was in mine heart3820 as a burning1197 fire784 shut up6113 in my bones,6106 and I was weary3811 with forbearing,3557 and I could3201 not stay. cr

Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard8085 the defaming1681 of many,7227 fear4032 on every side.5439 Report,5046 say they, and we will report5046 it. All my familiars582 7965{Heb. every man of my peace} watched8104 for my halting,6763 6761 saying, Peradventure he will be enticed,6601 and we shall prevail3201 against him, and we shall take3947 our revenge5360 on him. cr 11 But the LORD3068 is with me as a mighty1368 terrible one:6184 therefore my persecutors7291 shall stumble,3782 and they shall not prevail:3201 they shall be greatly3966 ashamed;954 for they shall not prosper:7919 their everlasting5769 confusion3639 shall never be forgotten.7911 cr 12 But, O LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that triest974 the righteous,6662 and seest7200 the reins3629 and the heart,3820 let me see7200 thy vengeance5360 on them: for unto thee have I opened1540 my cause.7379 cr 13 Sing7891 unto the LORD,3068 praise1984 ye the LORD:3068 for he hath delivered5337 the soul5315 of the poor34 from the hand3027 of evildoers.7489 cr

Jeremiah 20:14 Cursed779 be the day3117 wherein I was born:3205 let not the day3117 wherein my mother517 bare3205 me be blessed.1288 cr 15 Cursed779 be the man376 who brought tidings1319 to my father,1 saying,559 A man2145 child1121 is born3205 unto thee; making him very8055 glad.8055 cr 16 And let that man376 be as the cities5892 which the LORD3068 overthrew,2015 and repented5162 not: and let him hear8085 the cry2201 in the morning,1242 and the shouting8643 at noontide;6256 6672 cr 17 Because he slew4191 me not from the womb;7358 or that my mother517 might have been my grave,6913 and her womb7358 to be always5769 great2030 with me. cr 18 Wherefore came I forth3318 out of the womb7358 to see7200 labour5999 and sorrow,3015 that my days3117 should be consumed3615 with shame?1322 cr