Jeremiah 20:3

And it came to pass on the morrow, when Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks,—that Jeremiah said unto him—Not Pashhur, hath Yahweh called thy name, But Magor-missaviv[="Terror-round-about"].

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet,—and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Yahweh.

4For, Thus, saith Yahweh—Behold me! making thee a ["magor" i.e. a] terror to thyself and to all who love thee, and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, thine own eyes also, beholding, And all Judah, will I deliver into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them captive to Babylon and smite them with the sword.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai,—but, Sarah, is her name;

Psalms 31:13For I have heard the whispering of many—A terror round about! When they have sat in conclave together against me, to take away my life, have they intrigued.

Jeremiah 6:25Do not go out into the field, And in the road, do not walk,-Because a sword, hath the foe,—Terror round about!

Jeremiah 19:2Then shalt thou go forth into the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is at the opening of the gate of potsherds; and proclaim there the words which I shall speak unto thee;

Jeremiah 20:10Because I have heard the whispering of many—"A terror round about!" Tell ye [say they], that we may tell of him, All the men I am wont to salute do watch for my halting,—Peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail over him, and take our vengeance upon him.

Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen it? They, panic-struck, are drawing back, Yea, their heroes, are crushed, Yea they have, fled, and not turned,—Terror round about! Declareth Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:2-7

The Sin and Doom of Pashur. ( b. c. 600.) 1 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord , heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2 Then 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 the Lord . 3 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. 4 For… Read the whole commentary →

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