KJV 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 Magormissabib.
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Jeremiah 20:3
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 Magormissabib.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
WEB World English Bible
It happened on the next day, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur bringeth out Jeremiah from the stocks, and Jeremiah saith unto him, ‘Not Pashhur hath Jehovah called thy name, but—Magor-Missabib.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 20
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 Magormissabib.
4 For thus saith the LORD, 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 into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
5 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
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וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תH4283 · mo.cho.ratmorrowוַיֹּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeפַשְׁח֛וּרH6583 · pash.churPashhurאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִרְמְיָ֖הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶתH4115 · mah.pe.khetstocksוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֵלָ֜יוH413 · elto(wards)יִרְמְיָ֗הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotפַשְׁחוּר֙H6583 · pash.churPashhurקָרָ֤אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשְׁמֶ֔ךָH8034 · shemnameכִּ֖יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifמָג֥וֹרH4036 · ma.gor mis.sa.viv`Terror on Every Side`מִסָּבִֽיב׃ פH4036 · ma.gor mis.sa.viv`Terror on Every Side`
Cross-references
Jeremiah 20:10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, [say they], and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, [saying], Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.Jeremiah 46:5Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] round about, saith the LORD.Lamentations 2:22Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD’S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.Psalm 31:13For I have heard the slander of many: fear [was] on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.Isaiah 8:3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.Jeremiah 6:25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy [and] fear [is] on every side.Jeremiah 19:2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,Genesis 17:15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].Jeremiah 29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.Genesis 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Hosea 1:4-9And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.Jeremiah 7:32Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.Acts 4:5-7And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,Acts 16:35-39And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?Jeremiah 19:6Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
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