When Pashhur the priest
, the son
of aImmer
, who
was bchief
officer
in the house
of the LORD
, heard
Jeremiah
prophesying
these
things
,
Pashhur had Jeremiah
the prophet
abeaten
and put
him in the bstocks
that were at the upper
cBenjamin
Gate
, which
was by the house
of the LORD
.
On the next day
, when Pashhur
released
Jeremiah
from the stocks
, Jeremiah
said
to him, "Pashhur
is not the name
the LORD
has acalled
you, but rather
1 bMagor-missabib
.
"For thus says
the LORD
, `Behold
, I am going to make
you a aterror
to yourself and to all
your friends
; and while byour eyes
look
on, they will fall
by the sword
of their enemies
. So I will cgive
over all
Judah
to the hand
of the king
of Babylon
, and he will carry
them away
as dexiles
to Babylon
and will slay
them with the sword
.
`I will also give over all
the awealth
of this
city
, all
its produce
and all
its costly
things
; even all
the treasures
of the kings
of Judah
I will give
over to the bhand
of their enemies
, and they will plunder
them, take
them away and bring
them to Babylon
.
`And you, aPashhur, and all
who live
in your house
will go
into captivity
; and you will enter
Babylon
, and there
you will die
and there
you will be buried
, you and all
your bfriends
to whom
you have cfalsely
prophesied
.' "
O LORD, You have deceived
me and I was deceived
; You have aovercome
me and prevailed
. I have become
a blaughingstock
all
day
long; Everyone
cmocks
me.
For each time
I speak
, I cry
aloud
; I aproclaim
violence
and destruction
, Because
for me the bword
of the LORD
has 1resulted
In reproach
and derision
all
day
long.
But if I say, "I will not aremember
Him Or speak
anymore
in His name
," Then in bmy heart
it becomes
like a burning
fire
Shut
up in my bones
; And I am weary
of holding
it in, And cI cannot
endure
it.
For aI have heard the whispering
of many
, " bTerror
on every
side
! cDenounce
him; yes, let us denounce
him!" 1All
my dtrusted
friends
, Watching
for my fall
, say: "Perhaps
he will be 2deceived
, so that we may eprevail
against him And take
our revenge
on him."
But the aLORD is with me like a dread
champion
; Therefore
my bpersecutors
will stumble
and not prevail
. They will be utterly
ashamed
, because
they have 1failed
, With an ceverlasting
disgrace
that will not be forgotten
.
Yet, O LORD of hosts
, You who atest
the righteous
, Who see
the 1mind
and the heart
; Let me bsee
Your vengeance
on them; For cto You I have set
forth
my cause
.
aSing to the LORD
, praise
the LORD
! For He has bdelivered
the soul
of the needy
one
From the hand
of evildoers
.
Cursed be the aday
when
I was born
; Let the day
not be blessed
when
my mother
bore
me!
Cursed be the man
who
brought
the news
To my father
, saying
, "A 1 ababy
boy
has been born
to you!" And made him very
happy
.
But let that man be like the cities
Which
the LORD
aoverthrew
without
1relenting
, And let him hear
an boutcry
in the morning
And a 2shout
of alarm
at noon
;
Because he did not akill
me 1before
birth
, So that my mother
would have been
my grave
, And her womb
ever
pregnant
.
Why did I ever
come
forth
from the womb
To alook
on trouble
and sorrow
, So that my bdays
have been
spent
in cshame
?