## Jeremiah Chapter 20

###### Jeremiah 20:1
[Jeremiah 20:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:1)

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן־אִמֵּ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהוּא־פָקִ֥יד נָגִ֖יד בְּבֵ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ נִבָּ֖א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now Pashĥur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Yirmeyahu prophesied these things.


###### Jeremiah 20:2
[Jeremiah 20:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:2)

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה פַשְׁח֔וּר אֵ֖ת יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹת֜וֹ עַל־הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּשַׁ֤עַר בִּנְיָמִן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then Pashĥur smote Yirmeyahu the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Binyamin, which was by the house of the Lord.


###### Jeremiah 20:3
[Jeremiah 20:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:3)

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמׇּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֹּצֵ֥א פַשְׁח֛וּר אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִן־הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ לֹ֤א פַשְׁחוּר֙ קָרָ֤א יְהֹוָה֙ שְׁמֶ֔ךָ כִּ֖י אִם־מָג֥וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashĥur brought Yirmeyahu out of the stocks. Then Yirmeyahu said to him, The Lord has called thy name not Pashĥur, but Magor-missaviv (Terror all Around.)


###### Jeremiah 20:4
[Jeremiah 20:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:4)

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֡ה הִנְנִי֩ נֹתֶנְךָ֨ לְמָג֜וֹר לְךָ֣ וּלְכׇל־אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ וְנָ֥פְל֛וּ בְּחֶ֥רֶב אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ רֹא֑וֹת וְאֶת־כׇּל־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וְהִגְלָ֥ם בָּבֶ֖לָה וְהִכָּ֥ם בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For thus says the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Yehuda into the hand of the king of Bavel, and he shall carry them captive into Bavel, and shall slay them with the sword.


###### Jeremiah 20:5
[Jeremiah 20:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:5)

וְנָתַתִּ֗י אֶת־כׇּל־חֹ֙סֶן֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת־כׇּל־יְגִיעָ֖הּ וְאֶת־כׇּל־יְקָרָ֑הּ וְאֵ֨ת כׇּל־אוֹצְר֜וֹת מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְזָזוּם֙ וּלְקָח֔וּם וֶהֱבִיא֖וּם בָּבֶֽלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Yehuda will I give into the hand of their enemies, who shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Bavel.


###### Jeremiah 20:6
[Jeremiah 20:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:6)

וְאַתָּ֣ה פַשְׁח֗וּר וְכֹל֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ תֵּלְכ֖וּ בַּשֶּׁ֑בִי וּבָבֶ֣ל תָּב֗וֹא וְשָׁ֤ם תָּמוּת֙ וְשָׁ֣ם תִּקָּבֵ֔ר אַתָּה֙ וְכׇל־אֹֽהֲבֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁר־נִבֵּ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם בַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And thou, Pashĥur, and all that dwell in thy house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Bavel, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.


###### Jeremiah 20:7
[Jeremiah 20:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:7)

פִּתִּיתַ֤נִי יְהֹוָה֙ וָאֶפָּ֔ת חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי וַתּוּכָ֑ל הָיִ֤יתִי לִשְׂחוֹק֙ כׇּל־הַיּ֔וֹם כֻּלֹּ֖ה לֹעֵ֥ג לִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O Lord, Thou didst persuade me, and I was persuaded: Thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocks me.


###### Jeremiah 20:8
[Jeremiah 20:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:8)

כִּֽי־מִדֵּ֤י אֲדַבֵּר֙ אֶזְעָ֔ק חָמָ֥ס וָשֹׁ֖ד אֶקְרָ֑א כִּֽי־הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֥ה לִ֛י לְחֶרְפָּ֥ה וּלְקֶ֖לֶס כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For whenever I speak, I cry out aloud, I shout of violence and ruin; therefore the word of the Lord is made a reproach unto me, and a derision all the day.


###### Jeremiah 20:9
[Jeremiah 20:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:9)

וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא־אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה בְלִבִּי֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with containing myself, and I cannot.


###### Jeremiah 20:10
[Jeremiah 20:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:10)

כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֜עְתִּי דִּבַּ֣ת רַבִּים֮ מָג֣וֹר מִסָּבִיב֒ הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ וְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּ כֹּ֚ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ שְׁלֹמִ֔י שֹׁמְרֵ֖י צַלְעִ֑י אוּלַ֤י יְפֻתֶּה֙ וְנ֣וּכְלָה ל֔וֹ וְנִקְחָ֥ה נִקְמָתֵ֖נוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Though I heard the calumny of many, the terror all around. Denounce, and we will denounce him, say my familiar friends as they watch for my stumbling, Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.


###### Jeremiah 20:11
[Jeremiah 20:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:11)

וַיהֹוָ֤ה אוֹתִי֙ כְּגִבּ֣וֹר עָרִ֔יץ עַל־כֵּ֛ן רֹדְפַ֥י יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יֻכָ֑לוּ בֹּ֤שֽׁוּ מְאֹד֙ כִּי־לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ כְּלִמַּ֥ת עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.


###### Jeremiah 20:12
[Jeremiah 20:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:12)

וַיהֹוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כְלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the inward parts and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them: for to Thee have I opened my cause.


###### Jeremiah 20:13
[Jeremiah 20:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:13)

שִׁ֚ירוּ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה הַֽלְל֖וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִצִּ֛יל אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ אֶבְי֖וֹן מִיַּ֥ד מְרֵעִֽים׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord: for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.


###### Jeremiah 20:14
[Jeremiah 20:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:14)

אָר֣וּר הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי בּ֑וֹ י֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַ֥תְנִי אִמִּ֖י אַל־יְהִ֥י בָרֽוּךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Cursed be the day on which I was born: let not the day on which my mother bore me be blessed.


###### Jeremiah 20:15
[Jeremiah 20:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:15)

אָר֣וּר הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשַּׂ֤ר אֶת־אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻֽלַּד־לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמְּחָֽהוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born to thee; making him very glad.


###### Jeremiah 20:16
[Jeremiah 20:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:16)

וְהָיָה֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא כֶּעָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־הָפַ֥ךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א נִחָ֑ם וְשָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּתְרוּעָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥ת צׇהֳרָֽיִם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and an alarm at noontide;


###### Jeremiah 20:17
[Jeremiah 20:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:17)

אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי מֵרָ֑חֶם וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִ֔י וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
because he slew me not from the womb; so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb always great.


###### Jeremiah 20:18
[Jeremiah 20:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/20:18)

לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Why did I come out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?