Jeremiah 20:2

KJV

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.

— Jeremiah 20:2, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 20 connects to 10 cross-references. After being beaten and put in stocks by Pashhur the priest, Jeremiah delivers his most anguished personal confession: God has deceived him and made him a laughingstock. He curses the day of his birth and wishes he had never been …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that <FI>are<Fi> by the high gate of Benjamin, that <FI>is<Fi> by the house of Jehovah.

BBE

And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.

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