Jeremiah 20

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 18 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}} Some fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., 4QJer^a (4Q70; 225-175 BCECross, F.M. apud Freedman, D.N.; Mathews, K.A. (1985). The Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll (11QpaleoLev). Winona Lake, Indiana. p. 55{{cite book

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| title = The Jeremiah Scrolls from Qumran

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| pages = 189–206

| publisher = Editions Gabalda

| volume = 14

| year = 1989

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There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.As reflected in the [http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English]. Jeremiah 20 is a part of the Seventh prophecy (Jeremiah 18-20) in the section of Prophecies of Destruction (Jeremiah 1-25). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.

: [{S} 19:15] 20:1-3 {S} 20:4-6 {P} 20:7-12 {S} 20:13 {S} 20:14-18

:Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:1|KJV}} KJV

• "Pashhur, the son of Immer", leader of the "Temple police", publicly struck Jeremiah (verse 2; KJV: "smote"), earning a prophecy of doom with the new name "{{Strong-number|magor-misabib|H|04036}}" (Jeremiah 20:3).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|pp=1109-1110 Hebrew Bible}} Pottery shards with the name Pashhur written on it were unearthed at Tel Arad in the 1970s, and this so-called "Tel Arad Ostraca" may refer to the same individual mentioned in this verse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/israelexperience/history/pages/arad%20-%20canaanite%20city%20and%20israelite%20citadel%20in%20the.aspx|title=Arad-Canaanite city and Israelite citadel in the Negev - Site No. 6|date=20 Nov 2000|website=Israeli Foreign Ministry|access-date=2019-07-08}}
• "Chief governor" (from {{langx|he|פקיד נגיד}}, {{Strong-number|pā-qîḏ|H|06496}} {{Strong-number|nā-ḡîḏ|H|05057}}[https://biblehub.com/text/jeremiah/20-1.htm Greek Text Analysis: Jeremiah 20:1]. Biblehub): or "deputy governor",Barnes, Albert. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/jeremiah/20.htm Notes on the Bible - Jeremiah 20]. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. that is, a person overseeing "the temple, temple guards, entry into the court and so on" and must be a priest.The Nelson Study Bible 1997, pp. 1260-1261 The nagid, or "governor", of the temple was the high priest ({{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|9:11|KJV}}), the office held at that time by Seraiah the high priest, the grandson of Hilkiah ({{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|6:14|KJV}}; or possibly still his father, Azariah, Hilkiah's son and Jeremiah's brother, {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|6:13|KJV}}; Ezra 7:1), and Pashhur was his {{lang|he-Latn|paqid}} (or pakid; "deputy"; cf. {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|1:10|KJV}}: God appointed Jeremiah, "set thee over" - literally, "have made thee {{lang|he-Latn|Paqid}}"Barnes, Albert. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/jeremiah/1.htm Notes on the Bible - Jeremiah 1:10]. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884.). Zephaniah held the office of {{lang|he-Latn|paqid}} in {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|29:26|KJV}}, and his relation to the high priest is exactly defined ({{bibleverse|2 Kings|25:18|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|52:24|KJV}}).

:Then Pashur 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.{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:2|KJV}} KJV

The Jerusalem Bible treats Jeremiah's altercation with Passhur as part of the narrative of the broken jug in chapter 19.Jerusalem Bible (1966), Jeremiah 19:1-20:6

: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.{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:3|KJV}} KJV

• "Magormisabib": transliterated from Hebrew: {{lang|he|מגור מסביב}} ({{Strong-number|mā-ḡōr mi-sā-ḇîḇ|H|04036}};[https://biblehub.com/text/jeremiah/20-3.htm Greek Text Analysis: Jeremiah 20:3]. Biblehub.com "terror on every side" or "fear on every side";Note [a] on Jeremiah 20:3 in NKJV in this verse; {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|6:25|KJV}}; {{bibleverse|Psalm|31:13|KJV}}), is a new name given to Pashhur, the son of Immer, after he struck Jeremiah the prophet, as prophecy that Pashhur would share the fate of Jerusalem's inhabitants who were taken into the exile ({{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:6|KJV}}, {{bibleverse|Jeremiah|25:8-11|KJV}}).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|pp=1109-1110 Hebrew Bible}}

This is the final section of the Confessions of Jeremiah.

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• Babylon
• Benjamin
• Jeremiah
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Pashhur}}
• Related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 25, Job 3, Psalm 31, Jeremiah 6

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1120.htm Jeremiah 20 Hebrew with Parallel English]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=28&c=20 Jeremiah 20 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]

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