Fear on every side, &c.— The Hebrew is, מסביב מגור Magor-missabib, the name which Jeremiah gave to Pashur; and if it were here read as a proper name, as in Jeremiah 20:3 it would appear more plainly to point at the persecutions which the prophet endured from him. Houbigant renders the remainder of the verse thus; The men with whom I was at peace, watching at my side, and saying, Take care to inform us by what means he may be deceived, that we may seize him by craft, and take our revenge on him.
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 20:10
Jeremiah 20:10
10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.