Jeremiah 20:3-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 20:1-6

Here is, I. Pashur's unjust displeasure against Jeremiah, and the fruits of that displeasure, Jer. 20:1, 2. This Pashur was a priest, and therefore, one would think, should have protected Jeremiah, who was of his own order, a priest too, and the more because he was a prophet of the Lord, whose interests the priests, his ministers, ought to consult. But this priest was a persecutor of him whom he should have patronized. He was the son of Immer; that is, he was of the sixteenth course of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:3

And it came to pass on the morrow ,.... After the prophet was put into the stocks; so that he was there all night: that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks ; either to bring him before the priests, or the sanhedrim, to be examined; or in order to dismiss him, being either admonished by his friends, or convicted in his own conscience that he had done a wrong thing; then said Jeremiah unto him ; when he had brought him out, not being at all intimidated by him, and having a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:4

For thus saith the, Lord, behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends ,.... This is an interpretation of the name given, "Magormissabib": and shows that it was not a mere name he had, but that he should be in fact what that signifies; his conscience should be filled with terror at the judgments of God coming upon him for his sins; and which could not be concealed in his own breast from others, but he should be seized with such tremblings and shakings, and be such a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:5

Moreover, I will deliver all the strength of this city ,.... The fortifications of it; its towers, as the Syriac version; the riches of it, as the Targum; all its magazines and stores, in which its strength lay: and all the labours thereof ; all the fruit of their labours; all their wealth and riches got by labour; all their goods in trade; all their manufactures and merchandise: and all the precious things thereof ; all their plate and jewels, the rich furniture of their houses, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:6

And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house, shall go into captivity ,.... Particularly he and his family should not escape; whoever did: and thou shalt come to Babylon ; being brought there, though sore against his will: and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there ; even in a defiled land, as all other countries were reckoned by the Jews; and to be buried in such a land, Kimchi observes, was a curse; and so it is here threatened as such: thou, and all thy friends ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:3

The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur - Security on all sides. This name thou hast had, but not by Divine appointment. But Magor-missabib - Fear on every side. This name hath God given thee; because, in the course of his providence, thou shalt be placed in the circumstances signified by it: thou shalt be a terror to thyself. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:6

And thou, Pashur-shall go into captivity - Thou shalt suffer for the false prophecies which thou hast delivered, and for thy insults to my prophet. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:3

Verse 3 No doubt Pashur called other priests to examine the case. It was, indeed, a specious pretense, for he seemed as though he did not wish to condemn the holy Prophet hastily, or without hearing his defense. But Jeremiah only says briefly that he was brought out of prison: we at the same time gather that he was not dismissed, for he was summoned before Pashur to give a reason for his prophecy. But here the Prophet shews that he was not cast down or disheartened, though he had been most... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:4

Verse 4 Here Jeremiah explains more at large why he said that Pashur would be terror on every side, even because he and his friends would be in fear; for he would find himself overwhelmed by God’s vengeance, and would become a spectacle to all others. In short, Jeremiah means, that such would be God’s vengeance as would fill Pashur and all others with fear; for Pashur himself would be constrained to acknowledge God’s hand without being able to escape, and all others would also perceive the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:5

Verse 5 He goes on with the same subject, but amplifies what he had said in order to confirm it. At the same time there is no doubt but that Pashur was more exasperated when he heard these grievous threatenings; but it was right thus to inflame more and more the fury of all the ungodly. Though, then, they may a hundred times raise a clamor, we must not desist from freely and boldly declaring the truth. This is the reason why the Prophet now more fully describes the future calamity of the city. ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 20:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 20:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 20:5

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