And thou, Pashur, 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.
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Interpretation
Pashur smote Jeremiah, and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent till God put a word into his mouth.
Glossary
- Pashur Person
- Release. (1. ) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3 ; 12:2 ), the head of one of the priestly courses, was “chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning “deputy governor”] of the temple” ( Jer. 20:1 , 2).
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.