Jer 20 | ABEn | STEP | And Pashur heard (the son of Immer the priest, and this one was being ordained leader of the house of the lord ) Jeremiah prophesying these words.

Jeremiah 20

CHAPTER 20 Jeremiah and Pashur

1 And Pashur heard (the son of Immer the priest, and this one was being ordained leader of the house of the lord) Jeremiah prophesying these words. 2 And he struck him, and put him into the dungeon which was by the gate of the house of Benjamin, the upper, which was in the house of the lord. 3 And it came to pass in the next morning, and Pashur led out Jeremiah from the dungeon. And [²said ³to him ¹Jeremiah], [³not ⁵Pashur ²called ¹the lord ⁴your name], but instead, Refugee. 4 Because thus says the lord, Behold, I give you for displacement with all your friends. And they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. And you and all Judah I will give into the hands of the king of Babylon; and they shall displace them, and shall cut them in pieces with swords. 5 And I will put all the strength of this city, and all its toils, and all the treasures of the king of Judah into the hands of his enemies, and they shall lead them into Babylon. 6 And you and all the ones dwelling in your house shall go into captivity; and in Babylon you shall die, and there you shall be entombed, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied lies to them.

Jeremiah's Complaint

7 You deceived me, O lord, and I was deceived. You held and prevailed. I became for laughter. Every day I continue being sneered at. 8 For [³bitter ⁴word ²with my ¹I shall laugh], [²rebellion ³and ⁴misery ¹I will call upon]; for [⁴became ¹the ²word ³of the lord] for scorning to me, and for taunting all day. 9 And I said, in no way shall I name the name of the lord, and in no way shall I speak yet in his name. And it became as [²fire ¹a burning], blazing in my bones; and I am weakened from all sides, and I am not able to bear up. 10 For I heard the fault of many gathering together round about, saying, Rise up together against him! And, We should rise up together against him -- all [²men ³friends ¹his]. Give heed to his thought! if he should be deceived, and we shall prevail against him, then we shall take our vengeance on him. 11 But the lord is with me as [²warrior ¹a strengthening]. On account of this they pursued, but [³to comprehend ¹they were not ²able]. They were shamed exceedingly; for they did not comprehend their dishonor, which through the eon will not be forgotten. 12 O lord, trying just things, perceiving the kidneys and heart; may I behold the [²by ³you ¹punishment] on them. For to you I uncovered my pleas in defense. 13 Sing to the lord! Praise him! for he rescued the soul of the needy from out of the hand of the most substantial ones. 14 Cursed is the day in which I was birthed in it, the day in which [²gave birth to ³me ¹my mother]; let it not be longed for! 15 Cursed is the man announcing good news to my father, saying, There was birthed to you a male child, [²making merry ¹they are]. 16 [¹Let ³be ²that man] as the cities which the lord eradicated in rage, and he did not repent! Let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shout at midday! 17 For he did not kill me in the womb of my mother, for [²to be ³to me ¹my mother] my burying-place, and the womb [²conception ¹an everlasting]. 18 Why is this that I came forth from out of the womb to see toils and miseries; and [²continue ³in ⁴shame ¹my days]?