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| [1]When Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest, which was appointed governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things, |
[1]When Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest, which was appointed governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things, |
| [2]Then Pashhur 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. |
[2]Then Pashhur 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. |
| [3]And on the morning, Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magormissabib. |
[3]And on the morning, Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magormissabib. |
| [4]For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee to be a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends, and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold 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 slay them with the sword. |
[4]For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee to be a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends, and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold 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 slay them with the sword. |
| [5]Moreover, I will deliver all the substance of this city, and all the labors thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them away and carry them to Babylon. |
[5]Moreover, I will deliver all the substance of this city, and all the labors thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them away and carry them to Babylon. |
| [6]And thou Pashhur, 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. |
[6]And thou Pashhur, 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. |
| [7]O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I am deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily: every one mocketh me. |
[7]O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I am deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily: every one mocketh me. |
| [8]For since I spake, I cried out of wrong, and proclaimed desolation: therefore the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and in derision daily. |
[8]For since I spake, I cried out of wrong, and proclaimed desolation: therefore the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and in derision daily. |
| [9]Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. |
[9]Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. |
| [10]For I had heard the railing of many, and fear on every side. Declare, said they, and we will declare it: all my familiars watched for mine halting, saying, It may be that he is deceived: so we shall prevail against him, and we shall execute our vengeance upon him. |
[10]For I had heard the railing of many, and fear on every side. Declare, said they, and we will declare it: all my familiars watched for mine halting, saying, It may be that he is deceived: so we shall prevail against him, and we shall execute our vengeance upon him. |
| [11]But the Lord is with me like a mighty giant: therefore my persecutors shall be overthrown, and shall not prevail, and shall be greatly confounded: for they have done unwisely, and their everlasting shame shall never be forgotten. |
[11]But the Lord is with me like a mighty giant: therefore my persecutors shall be overthrown, and shall not prevail, and shall be greatly confounded: for they have done unwisely, and their everlasting shame shall never be forgotten. |
| [12]But, O Lord of hosts, that tryest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. |
[12]But, O Lord of hosts, that tryest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. |
| [13]Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked. |
[13]Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked. |
| [14]Cursed be the day wherein I was born: and let not the day wherein my mother bear me, be blessed. |
[14]Cursed be the day wherein I was born: and let not the day wherein my mother bear me, be blessed. |
| [15]Cursed be the man, that showed my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee, and comforted him. |
[15]Cursed be the man, that showed my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee, and comforted him. |
| [16]And let that man be as the cities, which the Lord hath overturned and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon tide, |
[16]And let that man be as the cities, which the Lord hath overturned and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon tide, |
| [17]Because he hath not slain me, even from the womb, or that my mother might have been my grave, or her womb a perpetual conception. |
[17]Because he hath not slain me, even from the womb, or that my mother might have been my grave, or her womb a perpetual conception. |
| [18]How is it, that I came forth of the womb, to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? |
[18]How is it, that I came forth of the womb, to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? |