Jeremiah 20:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Terror on Every Side.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֹּצֵ֥א פַשְׁח֛וּר אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִן־הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ לֹ֤א פַשְׁחוּר֙ קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ שְׁמֶ֔ךָ כִּ֖י אִם־מָג֥וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃

Transliteration

And wayəhî from māḥŏrāt and wayyōṣēʾ Pašḥûr ʾet-Yirmeyāhû from-the mahpāḵet, and wayyōʾmer to him Yirmeyāhû, Not Pašḥûr qārāʾ YHWH šmeḵā but if-māgôr missābîb.

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *māḥŏrāt*: noun, feminine singular with prepositional prefix - on the next day
• *wayyōṣēʾ*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he brought out
• *Pašḥûr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Pashhur
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *Yirmeyāhû*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jeremiah
• *mahpāḵet*: noun, feminine singular with definite article and prepositional prefix - from the stocks
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *qārāʾ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has called
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
• *šmeḵā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your name
• *kî*: conjunction - but/for
• *ʾim*: conditional particle - if
• *māgôr*: noun, masculine singular - terror
• *missābîb*: preposition + adverb - from around/all around

Word Meanings

• *māḥŏrāt*: next day/tomorrow/following day
• *wayyōṣēʾ*: brought out/released/led out
• *māgôr*: terror/fear/dread
• *missābîb*: all around/from every side/surrounding

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The LORD has not called your name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass on the morrow,{H4283} that Pashhur{H6583} brought forth{H3318} Jeremiah{H3414} out of the stocks.{H4115} Then said{H559} Jeremiah{H3414} unto him, Jehovah{H3068} hath not called{H7121} thy name{H8034} Pashhur,{H6583} but Magor-missabib.{H4036}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass on the morrow{H4283}, that Pashur{H6583} brought forth{H3318}{(H8686)} Jeremiah{H3414} out of the stocks{H4115}. Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414} unto him, The LORD{H3068} hath not called{H7121}{(H8804)} thy name{H8034} Pashur{H6583}, but Magormissabib{H4036}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The nexte daye folowinge, Pashur brought Ieremy out of the stockes agayne. Then sayde Ieremy vnto him: The LORDE shall call the nomore Pashur (that is excellent and increasinge) but Magor (that is fearfull ad afrayed) euery where.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And on the morning, Pashur brought Ieremiah out of the stockes. Then said Ieremiah vnto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The next day folowing Phashur brought Ieremie out of the prison agayne: Then saide Ieremie vnto him, The Lorde shall call thee no more Phashur that is excellent and increasing but Magor that is fearefull and afraide euery where.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened on the next day, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah to him, Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur bringeth out Jeremiah from the stocks, and Jeremiah saith unto him, `Not Pashhur hath Jehovah called thy name, but -- Magor-Missabib.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then on the day after, Pashhur let Jeremiah loose. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has given you the name of Magor-missabib (Cause-of-fear-on-every-side), not Pashhur.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened on the next day, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the next day Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks. When he did, Jeremiah said to him,“The LORD’s name for you is not‘Pashhur’ but‘Terror is Everywhere.’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 20:10 : 10 I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'
• Ps 31:13 : 13 I am forgotten like someone dead and gone; I have become like a broken vessel.
• Isa 8:3 : 3 I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil)."
• Jer 6:25 : 25 Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.
• Jer 46:5 : 5 Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.
• Lam 2:22 : 22 You summoned, as if to a feast day, terrors on every side. On the day of the LORD’s anger, no one escaped or survived. Those I cared for and raised, my enemy has destroyed.
• Hos 1:4-9 : 4 Then the LORD said to him, "Call him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will bring an end to the kingdom of Israel." 5 On that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel. 6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (Not Pitied), for I will no longer show compassion to the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them." 7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow or sword, by war, by horses, or by horsemen. 8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi (Not My People), for you are not my people, and I am not your God."
• Acts 4:5-7 : 5 The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem. 6 Also present were Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high-priestly family. 7 They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'
• Acts 16:30 : 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'
• Acts 16:35-39 : 35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: 'Release those men.' 36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, 'The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.' 37 But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!' 38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid. 39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.
• Jer 7:32 : 32 So beware! The days are coming, declares the LORD, when it will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
• Jer 19:2 : 2 Go out to the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate, and there proclaim the words I tell you.
• Jer 19:6 : 6 So beware! The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
• Jer 29:29 : 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
• Gen 17:5 : 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of many nations.
• Gen 17:15 : 15 Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
• Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.