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Jeremiah 20:3

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Jeremiah 20:3

Verse 3 of 18

Scripture focus

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 Magormissabib.

Jeremiah 20:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 20:3

Theological / Devotional

On the morrow. The prophet was freed from the torture of the stocks after one night, but this does not mean that he was released from imprisonment at this time. It is evident that Jeremiah spent much time in prison while writing out his messages for King Jehoiakim (see PK 433; see on ch. 36:5).

Magor-missabib. Literally, “terror on every side.” The same Hebrew words are translated “fear on every side” (Ps. 31:13; Jer. 6:25; 20:10). It is possible that the prophet found comfort in Ps. 31, and that, because of his trust in God as his Deliverer, he applied the words “fear on every side” to his persecutor rather than to himself as did the psalmist (see Ps. 31:9-16).

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