Jeremiah 20:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah the prophet - Jeremiah is nowhere so called in the first 19 chapters. In this place he thus characterizes himself, because Pashur’s conduct was a violation of the respect due to the prop...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the (a) stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD. (a) Thus we see that the thing which neither th...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 19:1 to Jeremiah 20:6 . The Earthenware Flask; Jeremiah in the Stocks. This section seems to be editorially grouped with the last because of the further reference to pottery; the origin...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

smote. Perhaps according to Deuteronomy 25:3 . high . upper. Probably north of the Temple, which looked toward the gate of Benjamin.
Jeremiah 20:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Put him in the stocks - Probably such a place near th...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And put him in the stocks— Houbigant renders the whole verse, This Pashur apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, and put him into the prison which lieth near the upper gate of Benjamin, which is near,...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah. The fact that Pashur...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-6. Pashur's act and Jeremiah's reply.
Jeremiah 20:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet. — It is the first time that he has been so described, the office to which he was called being apparently named to emphasise the outrage which had been inflic...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII JEREMIAH UNDER PERSECUTION Jeremiah 20:1-18 THE prophet has now to endure something more than a scornful rejection of his message. "And Pashchur ben Immer the priest" (he was chie...
Jeremiah 20:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story of the persecution which this action stirred up against him follows. Pashur heard the prophecy, and, smiting the prophet, arrested and imprisoned him. On the following day Jeremiah, being b...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! pause over this account. Recollect how Jeremiah was called to the prophet's office: Chap. 1:5. Recollect the long and painful office he had now exercised, and the universal disregard he found...
Jeremiah 20:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet ,.... Either with his fist, or with a rod, while he was prophesying, to stop his mouth, and hinder him from going on, and to show his resentment, and influence...
Jeremiah 20:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet. ]...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah , &c. He thought, no doubt, that Jeremiah's speaking so plainly of the overthrow of Jerusalem, and of the miseries which should befall it, deserved that he should be a...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sin and Doom of Pashur. B. C. 600. 1 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who wa...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then Pashur smote Jeremiah; it is not said how he struck him, though some think it most probable that it was with his fist, as the false prophet struck Micaiah, 1 Kings 22:24 . We are as unce...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Actions Produce A Violent Response From The Religious Authorities, Resulting In Jeremiah Prophesying What Would Happen To His Adversaries Because Of Their Behaviour ( Jeremiah 20:1-6 )....
Jeremiah 20:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . With chap. 20 the first section of this book closes. Probably this was Jeremiah’s last public prophecy in Jehoiakim’s reign, and formed...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:3 . The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, which signifies security or increase; but Magormissabib, a terror on every side, or terrors of a captivity. Pashur believed the prophet,...
Jeremiah 20:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 20:1 The continuation of the preceding narrative. Pashur the son of Trainer. This man belonged to the sixteenth of the sacerdotal families or classes ( 1 Chronicles 24...
Jeremiah 20:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 1. Now, Pashur, the son of Immer, the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, the highest commander of the Temple-watch, who was superior even to the captains of the indivi...
Jeremiah 20:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:27 ; 2 Chronicles 16:10 ; 2 Chronicles 24:21 ; Acts 16:22-24 ; Acts 4:3 ; Acts 5:18 ; Acts 5:40 ; Acts 7:52 ; Amos 7:10-13 ; Deuteronomy 29:22 ; Hebrews 11:36 ; Hebrews 11:37 ;...

Jeremiah 20:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 20:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 20:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 20:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 20:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 20:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 20:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 20:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 20:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 20:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 20:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge