| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 The priest Pashur son of Immer was the senior priest in God's Temple. He heard Jeremiah preach this sermon. | 1 When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
| 2 He whipped Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate of God's Temple. | 2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the LORD's temple. |
| Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |