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Jeremiah 20:3

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1 When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

2 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.

The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

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.

5 I will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.

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BSB
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
KJV
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 Magor-missabib.
WEB
On the next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And it came to pass on the next day, that Pashhur brought out Jeremiah from the stocks, and Jeremiah said to him, “YHWH has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Magor-missabib.
ÅB
Men dagen etter slapp Pashur Jeremias ut av fengslet. Da sa Jeremias til ham: Herren har ikke kalt deg Pashur, men gitt deg navnet Magor Missabib[^1].
OTB
Dagen etter, da Pashhur løslot Jeremia fra stokken, sa Jeremia til ham: "Herren kaller deg ikke Pashhur, men heller Redsel på Alle Kanter.
B1930
Men dagen efter slapp Pashur Jeremias ut av fengslet. Da sa Jeremias til ham: Herren har ikke kalt dig Pashur, men gitt dig navnet Magor Missabib. / < redsel rundt omkring; JER 20, 10; 6, 25.>

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

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  • Jeremiah 46:5

    Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.

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  • Lamentations 2:22

    You summoned my attackers on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.

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  • Psalms 31:13

    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

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  • Jeremiah 6:25

    Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

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  • Isaiah 8:3

    And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

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  • Acts 16:30

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  • Genesis 17:15

    Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.

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