And thou Pashhur, and all that dwell in thine house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt come to Babel, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou and all thy [a]friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.

O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I am [b]deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast [c]prevailed: I am in derision daily: everyone mocketh me.

For since I spake, I cried out of wrong, and proclaimed [d]desolation: therefore the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and in derision daily.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:6 Which have suffered themselves to be abused by thy false prophecies.
  2. Jeremiah 20:7 Herein appeareth the impatience, which oftentimes overcometh the servants of God, when they see not their labors to profit, and also feel their own weakness, read Jer. 15:18.
  3. Jeremiah 20:7 Thou didst thrust me forth to this work against my will.
  4. Jeremiah 20:8 He showeth that he did his office in that he reproved the people of their vices, and threatened them with God’s judgments: but because he was derided and persecuted for this, he was discouraged, and thought to have ceased to preach, save that God’s Spirit did force him thereunto.

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