The next day, when (A)Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name (B)Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will make you (C)a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword. Moreover, (D)I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its (E)prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon. And you, (F)Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. To Babylon you shall go, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, (G)to whom you have prophesied falsely.”

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The next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, and Jeremiah told him, “The Lord has not named you Pashhur, but rather Magor-missabib.[a] For this is what the Lord says: ‘Look, I’m going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your loved ones. They’ll fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see it. I’ll give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He will take them into exile to Babylon, and he will execute them with swords. I’ll turn over all the wealth of this city, all its possessions, all its valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah right into the hands of their enemies, and they’ll plunder them, capture them, and take them to Babylon. You, Pashhur, and all those living in your house will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon and there you will die. There you and all your loved ones[b] to whom you have falsely prophesied will be buried.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:3 The Heb. name Magor-missabib means terror on every side; cf. v. 10
  2. Jeremiah 20:6 Or friends, colleagues