## Rashi on Jeremiah Chapter 20

###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:2:1
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**הַמַּהְפֶּכֶת.** שֵׁם מְקוֹם הָאֲסוּרִים, וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם: ״לְכִיפְתָּא״, אַרְוְלוֹ״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and placed him in the prison** the name of a place of a prison, and Jonathan rendered: לכיפתא (arvolud in O.F.), a vault.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:3:1
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**מָגוֹר.** יִרְאָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Magor** Terror.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:3:2
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**לֹא פַשְׁחוּר קָרָא ה׳ שְׁמֶךָ וגו׳.** לֹא נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ פַּשְׁחוּר אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִיל דָּבָר זֶה. כְּלוֹמַר פָּשַׁח שָׁחוֹר כְּמוֹ אִילָן שֶׁנִּפְשַׁח (משנה שביעית ד, ו), וְכֵן ״וַיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי״ (איכה ג, יא), וְכֵן אָמַר לוֹ לֹא פַשְׁחוּר קָרָא שְׁמֶךָ שֶׁלְּשׁוֹן פַּשְׁחוּר מַשְׁמַע אָדָם גָּדוֹל וּבֶן חוֹרִין, פָּשׁ חוּר, אֶלָּא לְכָךְ נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ פַּשְׁחוּר – פָּשַׁח שָׁחוֹר. דָּבָר אַחֵר: פָּשׁ סְחוֹר, רַבִּים סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ לַהֲרֹג, וְלַלָּשׁוֹן זֶה **מָגוֹר** הוּא לְשׁוֹן אֲסִיפָה, כְּמוֹ ״מְגוּרֵי אֶל חָרֶב״ (יחזקאל כא:יז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Not Passhur did the Lord call your name, etc.** Your name was not called Pashhur except for this matter, that is to say: פָֹשַח ֹשָחוֹר, cut off and black like “a tree that was cut off (נִפְֹשַח)” (Shevi’ith 4:6, Orlah 1:5). Also (Lam. 3:11), “And He cut me off (וַיִפַֹשְחֵנִי).” And so he said to him, Not Pashhur did He call your name, for the expression of Pashhur means a great man and the son of nobles, Pashhur. ‘Pash’ denotes expansion and ‘hur’ nobility. But for this reason your name was called Pashhur, Pashah shahor. ‘Pashah’ means ‘cut off,’ and ‘shahor’ means ‘black.’ Another explanation. ‘Pashah sehor.’ Many will be around you to slay you. Now according to this explanation, מָגוֹר is an expression of gathering, like (Ezekiel 21:17) “Gathered (מְגוּרֵי) to the sword.”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:5:1
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**חֹסֶן.** מָמוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the wealth** money.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:7:1
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**פִּתִּיתַנִי.** לָלֶכֶת בִּשְׁלִיחוּתְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You enticed me** to go on your mission.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:7:2
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**חֲזַקְתַּנִי.** הִכְבַּדְתָּ עָלַי יָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה, לָלֶכֶת עַל כָּרְחִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You overcame me** You made Your strong hand heavy upon me to go against my will.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:7:3
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**וַתּוּכָל.** וְנִצַּחְתָּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and You prevailed** And You were victorious.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:7:4
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**כֻּלֹּה.** כָּל הָעָם **לֹעֵג לִי**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**everyone** All the people mock me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:8:1
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**מִדֵּי אֲדַבֵּר.** בְּכָל עֵת שֶׁאֲדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם, אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לִזְעֹק וּלְהָרִים קוֹל; וְאֵינִי קוֹרֵא אֲלֵיהֶם טוֹבָה כִּי אִם נְבוּאוֹת **חָמָס וָשֹׁד**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Whenever I speak** Every time I speak to them, I must cry out and raise my voice, and I do not proclaim good for them but prophecies of violence and spoil.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:8:2
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**כִּי הָיָה דְבַר ה׳ לִי.** לְפִיכָךְ דִּבְּרוּ לִי **חֶרְפָּה**, שֶׁהֵם מְחָרְפִים אוֹתִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for the word of the Lord has been...for me** Therefore, they spoke to me with scorn, for they scorn me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:8:3
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**וְלִקְלֶס.** וּלְדִבּוּר, כְּמוֹ ״וְקַלָּסָה״ (יחזקאל כב:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and mockery** for speech. Comp. (Ezekiel 22:4) “and mockery (וְקַלָּסָה).”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:9:1
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**וְאָמַרְתִּי לֹא אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ.** וְאִם אָמַר לִי לִבִּי שֶׁלֹּא לֵילֵךְ בִּשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ עוֹד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Should I say: I will not mention Him** If my heart said to me not to go on Your mission anymore.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:9:2
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**וְהָיָה בְלִבִּי.** הַנְּבוּאָה **כְּאֵשׁ בֹּעֶרֶת**, וְעַל כָּרְחִי אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**it would be in my heart** i.e., the prophecy, **like a burning fire** And against my will I must go.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:9:3
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**עָצוּר בְּעַצְמוֹתָי.** וְכָנוּס בְּעַצְמוֹתַי הָ**אֵשׁ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**confined in my bones** And as if the fire were confined in my bones.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:9:4
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**כַּלְכֵּל.** לִסְבּוֹל הָ**אֵשׁ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to contain** To endure the fire.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:1
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**כִּי שָׁמַעְתִּי.** אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי שֶׁלֹּא אֶזְכְּרֶנּוּ לְפִי שֶׁשָּׁמַעְתִּי **דִּבַּת רַבִּים**, אֵלּוּ שֶׁמִּתְלַחֲשִׁים עָלַי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For I heard** I said that I would not mention Him because I heard the speech of many, those who whisper about me.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:2
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**מָגוֹר.** לְשׁוֹן אֲסִיפָה, וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a gathering** an expression of gathering, and so did Jonathan render it.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:3
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**הַגִּידוּ.** עָלָיו עֵדוּת שֶׁקֶר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**tell** false testimony against him.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:4
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**וְנַגִּידֶנּוּ.** וְנָעִידֶנּוּ. וּמְנַחֵם פֵּירֵשׁ **הַגִּידוּ וְנַגִּידֶנּוּ** כְּמוֹ ״לֹא תִתְגּוֹדְדוּ״ (דברים יד:א), וְכֵן חִבֵּר ״לְחֵלֶק יַגִּיד רֵעִים״ (איוב יז:ה) לְשׁוֹן הַשְׁחָתָה, כְּמוֹ ״גֹּדּוּ אִילָנָא״ (דניאל ד:יא). וְדוּנָשׁ פָּתַר אוֹתוֹ לְשׁוֹן הַגָּדָה מַמָּשׁ, וְכֹה פִּתְרוֹנוֹ: **הַגִּידוּ** עָלָיו דִּבְרֵי שֶׁקֶר **וְנַגִּידֶנּוּ** לַמֶּלֶךְ. וְיֵשׁ לָנוּ כְּמוֹ נַגִּידֶנּוּ דְּבָרִים רַבִּים בַּמִּקְרָא, אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִכּוֹן פִּתְרוֹנוֹ כִּי אִם עַד אֲשֶׁר יְחַלְּקוּן לִשְׁתֵּי תֵיבוֹת אוֹ לְשָׁלֹשׁ, כְּמוֹ ״וְלֹא יָכְלוּ דַּבְּרוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם״ (בראשית לז:ד); ״בָּנַי יְצָאֻנִי״ (ירמיה י:כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and let us tell about him** and let us testify against him. And Menahem (Machbereth p. 53) explained ונגידֶנוּ like (Deut. 14:1) “You shall not cut yourselves (לא תתגודדוּ).” He also joined (Job 17:5) “For the sake of flattering, he destroys (יגיד) his friends.” This is an expression of destruction. Comp. (Dan. 4:11) “Cut down (גֹדוּ) the trees.” But Dunash (Teshuvoth p. 54) interpreted it as an actual expression of telling, and this is its interpretation: “Tell false things about him and we will tell about him to the king.” And we have like נַגִידֶנוּ, we will tell about him, many words in the Scriptures that cannot be interpreted unless they are divided into two words or three. Comp. (Gen. 37: 4) “And they could not speak with him (דַבְּרוֹ) peacefully.” Also (supra 10:20), “My children have left me (יצאני).”


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:5
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**שׁוֹמְרֵי צַלְעִי.** מְצַפִּים שִׁבְרִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**await my destruction** Heb. צַלְעֵי


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:10:6
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**אוּלַי יְפֻתֶּה.** לִשְׁמֹעַ לָנוּ וְלִטְעוֹת אַחֲרֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Perhaps he will be enticed.** to listen to us and to stray after us. and we will prevail against him to bring him to commit idolatry.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:11:1
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**כִּי לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ.** לֹא הִצְלִיחוּ בַּעֲצָתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for they did not succeed** They did not succeed with their plan.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:14:1
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**אָרוּר הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר יֻלַּדְתִּי בּוֹ.** פוא״י אינייניר״ט בְּלַעַ״ז, הִיא שְׁעַת הֵרָיוֹן. וְעַל יְדֵי אֹנֶס שִׁמֵּשׁ חִלְקִיָּהוּ אָבִיו מִטָּתוֹ בַּיּוֹם, שֶׁהָיָה בּוֹרֵחַ מִפְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה שֶׁהָיָה הוֹרֵג אֶת הַנְּבִיאִים; וְשִׁמֵּשׁ מִטָּתוֹ וּבָרַח (בראשית רבה סד, ה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Cursed be the day in which I was begotten** (engendrer or engenrer in O.F.). That is the time of conception, and through compulsion Hilkiah his father performed the marriage act by day, for he was fleeing from before Manasseh, who was slaying the prophets, and he performed the marriage act and fled.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:15:1
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**שַׂמֵּחַ.** מ״ם דְּגוּשָׁה, שֶׁהוּא לְשׁוֹן תְּשַׂמַּח אֲחֵרִים; שֶׁשִּׂמַּח אֶת אָבִיו בִּבְשׂוֹרָתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**making him glad** The ‘mem’ is punctuated with a ‘dagesh,’ which is an expression of making others glad, for he made his father glad with his news.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:16:1
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**כֶּעָרִים אֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ.** סְדוֹם וַעֲמוֹרָה (בראשית יט:כד-כה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**like the cities that...overturned** Namely Sodom and Gemorrah.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:16:2
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**וְלֹא נִחָם.** מִשֶּׁגָּזַר עֲלֵיהֶם חוּרְבָּן, לֹא חָשַׁב מַחֲשָׁבָה אַחֶרֶת לְבַטֵּל גְּזֵרָתוֹ (בראשית יח:כ-לב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and did not repent** Since He decreed destruction upon them, he did not think another thought to rescind His decree.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:17:1
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**אֲשֶׁר לֹא מוֹתְתַנִי** מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת **מֵרָחֶם**. וַהֲרֵי זֶה מִן הַמִּקְרָאוֹת קִצְרֵי דִּבּוּר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**That he did not put me to death** I.e., that the angel of death did not put me to death from the womb, and this is one of the verses with brief language.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:17:2
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**הֲרַת עוֹלָם.** הֵרָיוֹן שֶׁל עוֹלָמִית:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a perpetual pregnancy** a pregnancy of eternity.


###### Rashi on Jeremiah 20:18:1
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**עָמָל וְיָגוֹן.** חֻרְבַּן בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**toil and grief** The destruction of the Temple.