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¹ Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was leading officer in the house of Yahweh, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.² 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 Yahweh.³ And it came to pass 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 Magor-missabib.⁴ For thus says Yahweh, Look, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall watch 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.⁵ Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yes, all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.⁶ And you, Pashhur, and all that dwell in your house shall go into captivity; and you shall come to Babylon, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.

⁷ O Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I have become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocks me.⁸ For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, Violence and destruction! because the word of Yahweh has been a reproach to me, and a derision, all the day.⁹ And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I can't [contain].¹⁰ For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my friends among common man, those that watch for my fall; perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.¹¹ But Yahweh is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be completely put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.¹² But, O Yahweh of hosts, that try the righteous, that see the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.¹³ Sing to Yahweh, praise you Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

¹⁴ Cursed be the day wherein I was born: don't let the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed.¹⁵ Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born to you; making him very glad.¹⁶ And let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;¹⁷ because he didn't slay me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always pregnant.¹⁸ Why did I come forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?