{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/20","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:47:24.948Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Jeremiah","bookSlug":"jeremiah","chapter":20,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":19,"nextChapter":21,"totalChapters":52,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Pashur the son of Immer, the priest and he was chief officer in the house of Jehovah heard Jeremiah prophesy these things."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Pashur 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."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks; and Jeremiah said unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I 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 see 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 smite them with the sword."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And, I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, and 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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thy house shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends to whom thou hast prophesied falsehood."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For as oft as I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and spoil; for the word of Jehovah is become unto me a reproach and a derision all the day."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But Jehovah is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall stumble and shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered: it shall be an everlasting confusion that shall not be forgotten."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And thou, Jehovah of hosts, who triest the righteous, who seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Sing ye unto Jehovah, praise Jehovah, for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Cursed be the day wherein I was born; let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed!"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad!"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not; and let him hear a cry in the morning, and a shouting at noonday,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"because he slew me not from the womb. Or would that my mother had been my grave, and her womb always great with me!"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Wherefore came I forth from the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Jeremiah 20 (DBT)","markdown":"[Jeremiah 20](https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/20)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/20 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}