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A Prophetic Name of Terror
Commentators explain that Jeremiah renames the priest Pashur to "Magor-missabib," which means "terror on every side." This was a divine prophecy, declaring that Pashur, who felt powerful, would soon be overwhelmed by fear. As Matthew Henry notes, God can make the most daring sinner a terror even to himself, showing that divine justice has profound psychological consequences.
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 20:3
18th Century
Theologian
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
On Jeremiah 20:3
19th Century
Bishop
Magor-missabib. —The words are a quotation from Psalm 31:13, and are rightly rendered, Fear is round about; they had alre…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 20:3
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 20:3
17th Century
Pastor
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
On Jeremiah 20:1–6
17th Century
Minister
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…