1 When the priest Pashur, son of Immer, who was the chief officer in the House of Yahweh, heard Jeremiah prophesying like this,
2 he ordered his people to beat Jeremiah and put him in chains at the Gate of Benjamin, the upper gate at the House of Yahweh.
3 The next day, after Pashur ordered the release of Jeremiah, the latter told the former, "Yahweh has already changed your name. It is not Pashur anymore but 'Terror on every side.'
4 For Yahweh says: I am going to hand you over to terror, you and your friends. They will fall under the sword of their enemies while you look on. I will deliver the people of Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon who will deport them to Babylon or slay them by the sword.
5 I will likewise allow the enemies plunder all the wealth of this city. All the possessions and treasures of the kings of Judah will be seized and carried off to Babylonia.
6 As for you, Pashur, you and your entire family will be taken as captives to Babylon where you will die and be buried - you and all your friends whom you deceived with lies."
7 Yahweh, you have seduced me and I let myself be seduced. You have taken me by force and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; they all make fun of me,
8 for every time I speak I have to shout, "Violence! Devastation!" Yahweh's word has brought me insult and derision all day long.
9 So I decided to forget about him and speak no more in his name. But his word in my heart becomes like a fire burning deep within my bones. I try so hard to hold it in, but I cannot do it.
10 I hear many people whispering, "Terror is all around! Denounce him! Yes, denounce him!" All my friends watch me to see if I will slip: "Perhaps he can be deceived," they say; "then we can get the better of him and have our revenge."
11 But Yahweh, a mighty warrior, is with me. My persecutors will stumble and not prevail; that failure will be their shame and their disgrace will never be forgotten.
12 Yahweh, God of hosts, you test the just and probe the heart and mind. Let me see your revenge on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause.
13 Sing to Yahweh! Praise Yahweh and say: he has rescued the poor from the clutches of the wicked!
14 Cursed be the day I was born! Bless not the day my mother brought me to light!
15 Cursed be the man who broke the news to my father: 'It's a boy!' and it made him joyful!
16 Let him be like the towns that Yahweh destroyed without mercy. Let him hear a warning shout in the morning and a battle cry at noon!
17 For he did not kill me in the womb, that my mother would have been my grave, and have carried me forever.
18 Why did I ever leave the womb to live in trouble and sorrow, and spend my days in shame?
Versículos relacionados com Jeremiah, 20:
Jeremiah 20 reports the suffering and anguish of the prophet Jeremiah, who is persecuted and ridiculed by speaking the word of the Lord. He is deceived by God and would wish to have not been born. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Jeremiah 20:
Psalm 31:13: "For I heard the slander of many; terror everywhere! They gathered and conspired against me, planning to take my life." Like Jeremiah, the psalmist is surrounded by enemies who plot against him.
Matthew 5:11-12: "Blessed are you, when they disbumed and persecuted and, lying, say all evil against you, for my cause. they persecuted to the prophets who were before you. " Jesus talks about the persecution that his followers will suffer, remembering that the prophets were also persecuted for telling the truth.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9: "In everything we are troubled but not distressed; perplexed but not desperate; persecuted but not helpless; slaughtered but not destroyed." Paul talks about the difficulties faced by the servants of God, but also about the presence of the Lord in the midst of them.
Romans 8:38-39: "For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, principalists, nor future things, nor potestes, height, nor depth, nor any other creature It can separate us from the love of God, who is in Christ Jesus our Lord. " This verse emphasizes God's faithfulness to his servants, even in the midst of persecution and suffering.
James 5:10-11: "My brothers, take, for example, of distress and patience the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we have blessed those who suffered. The Lord has given him; for the Lord is very merciful and godly. " James encourages believers to follow the example of the prophets and to maintain patience in the midst of difficulties, remembering that God is merciful and just.
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