Jeremiah 20:2

Translations

Modern

…he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and he put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, that was at the house of YHWH.

Latin

Et percussit Phassur Jeremiam prophetam, et misit eum in nervum quod erat in porta Benjamin superiori, in domo Domini.

Original

Hebrew

English

…he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

Notes

Jeremiah 20:1–2

Pashhur, the head of the police maintaining order in the Temple area, was second in authority to the high priest. He had heard Jeremiah announce the Lord's decree about the destruction of Jerusalem, including the Temple. He considered it such blasphemy that he believed Jeremiah should be punished.

Jeremiah 20:1–6

The persecution Jeremiah faced escalated from words to actions. He was whipped and put in stocks overnight for allegedly blaspheming the Temple. Upon his release, Jeremiah delivered a message of personal condemnation from the Lord to his jailer.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah False Prophets God Protects His Servant The Suffering Prophet

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 37:13
But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Zechariah 14:10
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
2 Chronicles 16:10
Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
Jeremiah 36:26
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
Jeremiah 29:26
‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
1 Kings 22:27
…and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
Amos 7:10–13
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
2 Chronicles 24:21
But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
Matthew 23:34–37
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Hebrews 11:36–37
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Acts 4:3
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

People

Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Pashhur: Priest who opposed Jeremiah and was renamed Magor-missabib

Places

Benjamin Gate: Gate in Jerusalem, associated with the tribe of Benjamin

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Criminal Law and Punishment Jeremiah (Person) Magor-Missabib Pashhur, Pashur

Topics

Benjamin: A Gate of Jerusalem Church: House of the Lord Gates of Cities: Criminals Punished At Gates of Jerusalem: High Gate of Benjamin Gates: Jails Made in the Towers of Gates: Punishment of Criminals Outside of Immer: Father of Pashur Jeremiah: The Prophet: Pashur, the Governor of the Temple, Scourges and Casts Him Into Prison Pashur: Son of Immer and Governor of the Temple: Beats and Imprisons Jeremiah Punishments: Secondary Kinds of Confinement in Stocks Stocks in Prisons

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