Jeremiah 20 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 20:2

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.
Jeremiah 20:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 20:2 in other translations

BSBhe had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
WEBThen Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the LORD’s house.
ASVThen Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.
YLTand Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that are by the high gate of Benjamin, that is by the house of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.
BBEAnd Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.
WebsterThen Pashur struck 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.

What does Jeremiah 20:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. The fact that Pashur was of the same order and of the same family as Jeremiah aggravates the indignity of the blow (1Ki 22:24; Mt 26:67). stocks--an instrument of torture with five holes, in which the neck, two hands, and two feet were thrust, the body being kept in a crooked posture (Jr 29:26). From a Hebrew root, to "turn," or "rack." This marks Pashur's cruelty. high--that is, the upper gate (2Ki 15:35). gate of Benjamin--a gate in the temple wall, corresponding to the gate of Benjamin, properly so called, in the city wall, in the direction of the territory of Benjamin (Jr 7:2; 37:13; 38:7). The temple gate of Benjamin, being on a lofty position, was called "the high gate," to distinguish it from the city wall gate of Benjamin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Put him in the stocks - Probably such a place near the gate as we term the lock-up, the coal-hole; or it may mean a sort of dungeon.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 20:1-6

The doom of Pashur, who ill-treated the prophet. (Jr 20:1-6) Jeremiah complains of hard usage. (Jr 20:7-13) He regrets his ever having been born. (Jr 20:14-18) Verses 1-6 Pashur smote Jeremiah, and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent till God put a word into his mouth. To confirm this, Pashur has a name given him, "Fear on every side." It speaks a man not only in distress, but in despair; not only in danger…

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Jeremiah 20:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.Kehand he struckH5221
פַשְׁח֔וּרfash.ChurPashhurH6583
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he putH5414
אֹת֜וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetthe stock[s]H4115
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'ar[was] at [the] gate ofH8179
בִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.Yon<the> upperH5945
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veit[was] in [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 20:2

  • Jeremiah 37:13

    And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

  • Jeremiah 1:19

    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

  • Zechariah 14:10

    All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:10

    Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

  • Jeremiah 36:26

    But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:21

    And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 22:27

    And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

  • Jeremiah 29:26

    The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

  • Amos 7:10-13

    Then Amaziah the priest of Beth–el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

  • Matthew 23:34-37

    Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  • Jeremiah 19:14-15

    Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all the people, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

  • Hebrews 11:36-37

    And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
smote.
1:19; 19:14,15; 26:8; 29:26; 36:26; 37:15,16; 38:6; 1Ki 22:27
2Ch 16:10; 24:21; Am 7:10-13; Mt 5:10-12; 21:35; 23:34-37; Ac 4:3
Ac 5:18,40; 7:52; 16:22-24; Heb 11:36,37; Re 2:10; 17:6
the stocks.{Hammahpecheth,} from {haphach,} "to overturn, subvert, distort," generally denotes an overthrow, (De 29:22. Isa 1:7; 10:19,) and seems to signify here a sort of stocks, by which the limbs were distorted into uneasy postures. So the Chaldee, {keephtha} and Jerome, {nervus,} which he explains in his comment as "a kind of wooden fetter, into which the feet were thrust, {vinculi lignei genus, cui pedes inseruntur.} Some learned men understand it as merely signifying a place of confinement, or house of correction; but the word is never used for any of the prisons into which the prophet was afterwards cast; and the punishment seems to have been public and ignominious.
in the high.
37:13; 38:7; Zec 14:10

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Context

  • Jeremiah 20:1

    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.

  • Jeremiah 20:2

    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.

  • Jeremiah 20:3

    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 Magor–missabib.

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Jeremiah 20:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hirió Pashur á Jeremías profeta, y púsole en el cepo que estaba á la puerta de Benjamín en lo alto, la cual conducía á la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Pashkhur frappa Jérémie le prophète, et le mit au bloc à la porte haute de Benjamin, dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		da schlug Paschchur den Propheten Jeremia, und legte ihn in den Stock im oberen Tore Benjamin, das im Hause Jehovas ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et percussit Phassur Jeremiam prophetam, et misit eum in nervum quod erat in porta Benjamin superiori, in domo Domini.