Jeremiah 20:6

Translations

Modern

And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And you, Pashhur, and all those dwelling in your house, shall go into captivity; and to Babylon you will go, and there you will die, and there you will be buried—you and all you love, whom you have prophesied to them lies!’”

Latin

Tu autem, Phassur, et omnes habitatores domus tuæ, ibitis in captivitatem: et in Babylonem venies, et ibi morieris, ibique sepelieris tu, et omnes amici tui, quibus prophetasti mendacium.

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English

And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”

Notes

Jeremiah 20:6

Pashhur would face evidence showing he was a false prophet.

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

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Lamentations 2:14
The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
Jeremiah 14:14–15
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Ezekiel 22:28
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
Jeremiah 20:4
For this is what the LORD says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away to Babylon and put them to the sword.
Zechariah 13:3
And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
Ezekiel 13:4–16
Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.
Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Jeremiah 6:13–15
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Micah 2:11
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
Jeremiah 23:25–26
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Jeremiah 28:15–17
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
Acts 13:8–11
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

People

Pashhur: Priest who opposed Jeremiah and was renamed Magor-missabib

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Pashhur, Pashur

Topics

Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Captivity of the Jews By False Prophets: Involved the People in Their own Ruin Jeremiah: The Prophet: Denounces Pashur Magor-Missabib: A Symbolical Name Given by Jeremiah to Pashur Pashur: Son of Immer and Governor of the Temple: Beats and Imprisons Jeremiah Prophets: False: Punishment of

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