For thus saith Jehovah, 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 thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
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A terror to thyself, and to all thy friends – Jeremiah plays upon the meaning of Magor-mi abib, saying that Pashur would be a terro…

I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends. —We should have looked for a different explanation, indica…

Here Jeremiah explains in more detail why he said that Pashur would be a terror on every side: specifically because he and his friends would be ter…

For thus says the, Lord, behold, I will make you a terror to
yourself, and to all your friends

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…

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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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes