JeremiahJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareJeremiah 20ASV - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 12Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 28Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 34Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 37Jeremiah 38Jeremiah 39Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 44Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 52›Jeremiah 20ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Jehovah, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. 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 Jehovah. 3And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib. 4For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 5Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. 6And thou, Pashhur, and all that dwell in thy house shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there shalt thou be buried, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied falsely. 7O Jehovah, thou hast persuaded me, and I was persuaded; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocketh me. 8For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Jehovah is made a reproach unto me, and a derision, all the day. 9And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain. 10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 11But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten. 12But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 13Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers. 14Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. 15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad. 16And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime; 17because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great. 18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? ‹Previous chapterJeremiah 19Next chapterJeremiah 21›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsJeremiah 20 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain