Discovery BoxJeremiah 20:4-6 
Context20:4 For the Lord says, ‘I will make both you and your friends terrified of what will happen to you. 1 You will see all of them die by the swords of their enemies. 2 I will hand all the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will carry some of them away into exile in Babylon and he will kill others of them with the sword. 20:5 I will hand over all the wealth of this city to their enemies. I will hand over to them all the fruits of the labor of the people of this city and all their prized possessions, as well as all the treasures of the kings of Judah. Their enemies will seize it all as plunder 3 and carry it off to Babylon. 20:6 You, Pashhur, and all your household 4 will go into exile in Babylon. You will die there and you will be buried there. The same thing will happen to all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.’” 5
1 tn Heb “I will make you an object of terror to both you and your friends.”
2 tn Heb “And they will fall by the sword of their enemies and [with] your eyes seeing [it].”
3 tn Heb “Take them [the goods, etc.] as plunder and seize them.”
4 tn Heb “all who live in your house.” This included his family and his servants.
5 sn As a member of the priesthood and the protector of order in the temple, Pashhur was undoubtedly one of those who promulgated the deceptive belief that the
