Verse 2
Jeremiah 20:2
Free Bible Version
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he beat Jeremiah the prophet and had him put in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate, near to the Lord's Temple.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּכֶּ֣ה פַשְׁח֔וּר אֵ֖ת יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַ/נָּבִ֑יא וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן אֹת֜/וֹ עַל הַ/מַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּ/שַׁ֤עַר בִּנְיָמִן֙ הָֽ/עֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/בֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper Benjamin gate, which was in the house of the Lord.
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Chapter 20 Context
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Pashhur, son of Immer, was a priest and the official in charge of the Lord's Temple. When he heard J...
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he beat Jeremiah the prophet and had him put in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate, near to the L...
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The following day, when Pashhur had Jeremiah released from the stocks, Jeremiah told him, “The Lord...
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For this is what the Lord says: I'm going to make you terrified—you and all those you love. Enemies...
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I'm going to give it all away. All the wealth of this city, all the results of hard work, all the va...
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You, Pashhur, and everyone who lives with you, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. You w...
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You fooled me, Lord, and I let myself be fooled! You're stronger than me—you've won! I've become a j...
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This is because every time I open my mouth I have to shout out warnings of violence and destruction....
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9
If I tell myself, “I won't talk about him anymore, I won't even mention his name,” then his message...
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10
I've heard many people gossiping: “He's the one who says, ‘Terror is everywhere!’ He has to be repor...
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But the Lord stands beside me like a powerful warrior. So those who are attacking me will fall. They...
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12
Lord Almighty, you know without question who is living right. You examine people's thoughts and feel...
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13
Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he saves the poor from the power of the wicked.
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14
May the day I was born be cursed! May the day my mother gave birth to me never be blessed!
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15
May the man be cursed who brought my father the news that made him really happy, saying, “You have a...
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May that man be like the towns that the Lord destroyed without mercy. May he hear shouts of alarm in...
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because he should have killed me in the womb so that my mother would have been my grave, remaining p...
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Why was I born only to see trouble and sadness, and to end my life in shame?
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