Jeremías 20:1-6

Jeremías y Pasur

1 Cuando el sacerdote Pasur hijo de Imer, que era el oficial principal de la casa del SEÑOR, oyó lo que Jeremías profetizaba,

2 mandó que golpearan al profeta Jeremías y que lo colocaran en el cepo ubicado en la puerta alta de Benjamín, junto a la casa del SEÑOR.

3 A la mañana siguiente, cuando Pasur liberó a Jeremías del cepo, Jeremías le dijo: «El SEÑOR ya no te llama Pasur, sino “Terror por todas partes”.

4 Porque así dice el SEÑOR: “Te voy a convertir en terror para ti mismo y para tus amigos, los cuales caerán bajo la espada de sus enemigos, y tú mismo lo verás. Entregaré a todo Judá en manos del rey de Babilonia, el cual los deportará a Babilonia o los matará a filo de espada.

5 Además, pondré en manos de sus enemigos toda la riqueza de esta ciudad, todos sus productos y objetos de valor, y todos los tesoros de los reyes de Judá, para que los saqueen y se los lleven a Babilonia.

6 Y tú, Pasur, irás al cautiverio de Babilonia junto con toda tu familia. Allí morirás, y allí serás enterrado, con todos tus amigos, a quienes les profetizabas mentiras”».

Jeremías 20:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 20

This chapter gives an account of the usage that Jeremiah met with from many for his prophecies, and the effect it had upon him. He was smitten and put in the stocks by Pashur the priest, who released him the next day, Jer 20:1-3; upon which he prophesies again of the delivery of the city of Jerusalem, with all its riches, and of the whole land, to the Chaldeans; and particularly that Pashur should be a terror to himself and all his friends; and that both he and they should be carried captive into Babylon, and die, and be buried there, Jer 20:4-6; and then he complains of his being mocked at by the people for the word of the Lord; which he therefore determined to make no more mention of, but was obliged to it; and of the defamations of him, and snares that were laid for him, Jer 20:7-10; under which he is supported with the consideration of the Lord's being with him, and that his enemies should not prevail, but be confounded; and appeals to him, and calls for vengeance from him on them; and, in the view of deliverance, not only praises the Lord himself, but calls upon others to join with him in it, Jer 20:11-13; and yet, after all, the chapter is concluded with his cursing the day of his birth, and the man that brought his father the news of it, Jer 20:14-18.