27 “You (A)put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You [a]set a limit for the soles of my feet,

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  1. Job 13:27 Lit carve for

27 You fasten my feet in shackles;(A)
    you keep close watch on all my paths(B)
    by putting marks on the soles of my feet.

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11 ‘He (A)puts my feet in the stocks;
He watches all my paths.’

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11 He fastens my feet in shackles;(A)
    he keeps close watch on all my paths.’(B)

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Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet (A)beaten and put him in the (B)stocks that were at the upper (C)Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the Lord. On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur is not the name the Lord has (D)called you, but rather [a](E)Magor-missabib. For thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am going to make you a (F)terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while (G)your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will (H)give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as (I)exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword. I will also give over all the (J)wealth of this city, all its produce and all its costly things; even all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give over to the (K)hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, take them away and bring them to Babylon. And you, (L)Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your (M)friends to whom you have (N)falsely prophesied.’”

Jeremiah’s Complaint

O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived;
You have (O)overcome me and prevailed.
I have become a (P)laughingstock all day long;
Everyone (Q)mocks me.
For each time I speak, I cry aloud;
I (R)proclaim violence and destruction,
Because for me the (S)word of the Lord has [b]resulted
In reproach and derision all day long.
But if I say, “I will not (T)remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in (U)my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And (V)I cannot endure it.
10 For (W)I have heard the whispering of many,
(X)Terror on every side!
(Y)Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
[c]All my (Z)trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be [d]deceived, so that we may (AA)prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”
11 But the (AB)Lord is with me like a dread champion;
Therefore my (AC)persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will be utterly ashamed, because they have [e]failed,
With an (AD)everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.
12 Yet, O Lord of hosts, You who (AE)test the righteous,
Who see the [f]mind and the heart;
Let me (AF)see Your vengeance on them;
For (AG)to You I have set forth my cause.
13 (AH)Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord!
For He has (AI)delivered the soul of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.

14 Cursed be the (AJ)day when I was born;
Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me!
15 Cursed be the man who brought the news
To my father, saying,
“A [g](AK)baby boy has been born to you!”
And made him very happy.
16 But let that man be like the cities
Which the Lord (AL)overthrew without [h]relenting,
And let him hear an (AM)outcry in the morning
And a [i]shout of alarm at noon;
17 Because he did not (AN)kill me [j]before birth,
So that my mother would have been my grave,
And her womb ever pregnant.
18 Why did I ever come forth from the womb
To (AO)look on trouble and sorrow,
So that my (AP)days have been spent in (AQ)shame?

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  1. Jeremiah 20:3 I.e. terror on every side
  2. Jeremiah 20:8 Lit become
  3. Jeremiah 20:10 Lit Every man of my peace
  4. Jeremiah 20:10 Or persuaded
  5. Jeremiah 20:11 Lit not succeeded; or not acted wisely
  6. Jeremiah 20:12 Lit kidneys
  7. Jeremiah 20:15 Lit male child
  8. Jeremiah 20:16 Lit being sorry
  9. Jeremiah 20:16 Or trumpet blast
  10. Jeremiah 20:17 Lit from the womb

he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten(A) and put in the stocks(B) at the Upper Gate of Benjamin(C) at the Lord’s temple. The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name(D) for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.(E) For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes(F) you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will give(G) all Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, who will carry(H) them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. I will deliver all the wealth(I) of this city into the hands of their enemies—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away(J) as plunder and carry it off to Babylon. And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied(K) lies.’”

Jeremiah’s Complaint

You deceived[a](L) me, Lord, and I was deceived[b];
    you overpowered(M) me and prevailed.
I am ridiculed(N) all day long;
    everyone mocks(O) me.
Whenever I speak, I cry out
    proclaiming violence and destruction.(P)
So the word of the Lord has brought me
    insult and reproach(Q) all day long.
But if I say, “I will not mention his word
    or speak anymore in his name,”(R)
his word is in my heart like a fire,(S)
    a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;(T)
    indeed, I cannot.
10 I hear many whispering,
    “Terror(U) on every side!
    Denounce(V) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends(W)
    are waiting for me to slip,(X) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then we will prevail(Y) over him
    and take our revenge(Z) on him.”

11 But the Lord(AA) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(AB) will stumble and not prevail.(AC)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(AD)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(AE)
let me see your vengeance(AF) on them,
    for to you I have committed(AG) my cause.

13 Sing(AH) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(AI) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(AJ)

14 Cursed be the day I was born!(AK)
    May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
    who made him very glad, saying,
    “A child is born to you—a son!”
16 May that man be like the towns(AL)
    the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing(AM) in the morning,
    a battle cry at noon.
17 For he did not kill me in the womb,(AN)
    with my mother as my grave,
    her womb enlarged forever.
18 Why did I ever come out of the womb(AO)
    to see trouble(AP) and sorrow
    and to end my days in shame?(AQ)

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  1. Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded
  2. Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded

26 “The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be the [a](A)overseer in the house of the Lord over every (B)madman who (C)prophesies, to (D)put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,

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  1. Jeremiah 29:26 Lit overseers

26 ‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any maniac(A) who acts like a prophet into the stocks(B) and neck-irons.

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