Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20:1–3
1When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house 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, which was by the house of the LORD.
3The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.a
Footnotes
- a 20:3 Magor-missabib means terror on every side or the man who lives in terror.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 20:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Pashhur | פַּשְׁחוּר֙ | paš·ḥūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6583 Pashchur |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Immer | אִמֵּ֣ר | ’im·mêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H564 Immer |
| and the chief | נָגִ֖יד | nā·ḡîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5057 leader |
| official | פָקִ֥יד | p̄ā·qîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer |
| in the house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| prophesying | נִבָּ֖א | nib·bā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| these | הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| things | הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
Jeremiah 20:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| had Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֑יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| beaten | וַיַּכֶּ֣ה | way·yak·keh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| and put | וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the stocks | הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת | ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4115 stocks |
| at the Upper | הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן | hā·‘el·yō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H5945 high |
| Gate | בְּשַׁ֤עַר | bə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִן֙ | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| by the house | בְּבֵ֥ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Jeremiah 20:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The next day | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| when Pashhur | פַשְׁח֛וּר | p̄aš·ḥūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6583 Pashchur |
| released | וַיֹּצֵ֥א | way·yō·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the stocks | הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת | ham·mah·pā·ḵeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4115 stocks |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| does not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| call | קָרָ֤א | qā·rā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| you Pashhur | פַשְׁחוּר֙ | p̄aš·ḥūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6583 Pashchur |
| but | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Magor-missabib | מִסָּבִֽיב׃פ | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H4036 Magor-mis-Sabib |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 20:1 1 Chronicles 24:14 · Ezra 2:37–38 · 2 Kings 25:18 · Nehemiah 7:40–41
Jeremiah 20:2 Jeremiah 37:13 · Zechariah 14:10 · Jeremiah 1:19 · 2 Chronicles 16:10 · 2 Chronicles 24:21 · Jeremiah 29:26 · Jeremiah 36:26 · 1 Kings 22:27 · Amos 7:10–13
Jeremiah 20:3 Jeremiah 20:10 · Psalm 31:13 · Jeremiah 46:5 · Lamentations 2:22 · Jeremiah 6:25 · Isaiah 8:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.