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Then Pashhur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Jeremiah the prophet - Jeremiah is nowhere called this in the first 19 chapters. In this place, he characterizes himself in this way because…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet. —It is the first time that he has been so described, the office to which he was c…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah relates here what sort of reward he had received for his prophecy—that he had been struck and thrown into prison, not by the king or by hi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet
Either with his fist, or with a rod, while he was prophesying, to stop his mo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Pashur struck Jeremiah and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent until God put a word into his mouth.

To confirm this, Pashur was given…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having finished the threat against the people, he begins the threat against the rulers.

First, the prophet’s threat against the rulers is gi…

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