And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Magor-missabib - See Jeremiah 6:25 note. Jeremiah uses it no less than five times, having probably adopted it as his watchword from Psalm 31…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Magor-missabib. —The words are a quotation from Psalm 31:13, and are rightly rendered, Fear is round about; they had alre…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

No doubt Pashur called other priests to examine the case. It was, indeed, a specious pretense, for he seemed as though he did not wish to condemn t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass on the morrow
After the prophet was put into the stocks; so that he was there all night:

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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