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Verse Jeremiah 20:7. _O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME_] Thou hast
promised me protection; and, lo! I am now delivered into the hands of
my enemies. These words were probably spoken when Pashur smote him...
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In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of
which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed
nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the re...
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CHAPTER 20
Pashur.-Jeremiah's Perplexity and Complaint
_ 1. Pashur and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 20:1) _
2. Jeremiah's great perplexity and complaint (Jeremiah 20:7)
Jeremiah 20:1. A great scene now
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THE PROPHET'S TROUBLES, HOPES, AND DARK DESPAIR. In passionate protest
against his lot (possibly occasioned by the incident just related)
Jeremiah complains that Yahweh has beguiled him into the work...
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DECEIVED. induced, or persuaded. Hebrew. _pathah,_ in. good sense:
Genesis 9:27 ("enlarge"). Proverbs 25:15 ("persuade"). Hosea 2:14
("allure"). The adjective _Petthi_ means _persuasible,_ and general...
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These _vv_. shew us that the prophets did not speak of their own will.
It was an influence which they could not resist that urged them
forward, in spite of the certain ills that should follow to
thems...
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_deceived_ mg. _enticed_; induced him to undertake duties, the gravity
of which together with the resulting sufferings was hidden from him.
Cp. use of the same Hebrew word in Proverbs 1:10; Proverbs 1...
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Jeremiah 20:7-18. The prophet bitterly complains to God of his lot
The passage opens to us the depths of the prophet's soul, and we see
him in intimate converse with God, and possessed now by the emo...
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O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME, &C.— _Over-persuaded me, and I was
over-persuaded._ Our translation here is harsh and faulty. The
occasion of the words was this: The prophet had met with a large share...
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IV. THE HUMAN VESSEL Jeremiah 20:7-18
In his public confrontation with Pashur Jeremiah had remained as firm
as a rock. Now in his private moments with God he breaks down
completely. He looks upon his...
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O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger
than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh
me.
O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME. Jeremiah's complaint, n...
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1-6. Pashur's act and Jeremiah's reply....
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DECEIVED] RM 'enticed,' to undertake his mission....
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O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME. — There is an obvious break between
Jeremiah 20:6. The narrative ends, and a psalm of passionate complaint
begins. Its position probably indicates that the compiler of t...
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פִּתִּיתַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ וָֽ אֶפָּ֔ת
חֲזַקְתַּ֖נִי וַ...
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CHAPTER XIII
JEREMIAH UNDER PERSECUTION
Jeremiah 20:1
THE prophet has now to endure something more than a scornful rejection
of his message. "And Pashchur ben Immer the priest" (he was chief
officer...
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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 br...
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O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was (c) deceived: thou art
stronger than I, and hast (d) prevailed: I am in derision daily, every
one mocketh me.
(c) In this appears the impatiency which often o...
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Thou hast deceived, &c. The meaning of the prophet is not to charge
God with any untruth; but what he calls deceiving, was only the
concealing from him, when he accepted of the prophetical commission,...
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Some think that these words were not spoken through the prophetic
Spirit, but that Jeremiah had uttered them inconsiderately through the
influence of a hasty impulse; as even the most eminent are some...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 AND 20.
Chapter s 19 and 20 shew us the judgment of Jerusalem announced in
terms that require little explanation; and we have in chapter 20 a
sample of the...
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O LORD, THOU HAST DECEIVED ME, AND I WAS DECEIVED,.... What follows
from hence to the end of the chapter is thought to have been said by
the prophet, when in the stocks, or in prison, and shows mixtur...
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_O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger
than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh
me._
Ver. 7. _O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was dece...
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_O Lord, thou hast deceived me_, &c. This is a very harsh and improper
translation of the prophet's words, פתיתני ואפת, which
properly and literally signify, _Thou hast persuaded me, and I was
persuad...
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The Prophet's Joy and Sorrow...
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O Lord, thus Jeremiah now addresses the Lord in bringing his complaint
over his persecutions to His attention. THOU HAST DECEIVED ME, rather
persuaded, enticed me, AND I WAS DECEIVED, he had yielded t...
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DECEIVED:
Or, enticed...
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7-13 The prophet complains of the insult and injury he experienced.
But ver. Jeremiah 20:7 may be read, Thou hast persuaded me, and I was
persuaded. Thou wast stronger than I; and didst overpower me...
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OLBHeb;
The following part of the chapter to the end of it containeth a
complaint or prayer of the prophet unto God, made (as some think)
during his imprisonment by Pashur, but the certain time is not...
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Jeremiah 20:7 LORD H3068 induced H6601 (H8765) persuaded H6601 (H8735)
stronger H2388 (H8804) prevailed H3201 ...
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JEREMIAH IS SO DISTRAUGHT THAT HE BERATES YHWH AND POINTS OUT HOW
TOUGH HE IS FINDING THINGS, AND YET HE ADMITS THAT HE HAS TO SPEAK OUT
WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT BECAUSE YHWH'S WORD IS LIKE A BURNIN...
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CONTENTS: Jeremiah's first persecution. His complaint to God and
encouragement in God.
CHARACTERS: God, Pashur, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar.
CONCLUSION: Those who declare the whole counsel of God may ex...
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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, ye...
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_O Lord, Thou hast deceived me._
THE ARDUOUS CHARACTER OF GOD’S SERVICE FORGOTTEN
Too often the servants of God are impatient under present crosses, and
give way to the infirmity of their old nature....
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JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 20:7 DECEIVED ME... STRONGER THAN I...
LAUGHINGSTOCK. Jeremiah expresses his displeasure over his
circumstances, even accusing God of deceiving and overpowering him
(see...
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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
the...
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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 24:14). Another...
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Now Pashur (Jeremiah 20:1).
And the name means "prosperity all around."
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in
the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah had prophesie...
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1 Corinthians 4:9; 1 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Kings 2:23; Acts 17:18;...
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Hast prevailed — Thou prevailedst against me. Jeremiah at first
excused himself to God, Jeremiah 1:6, but the Lord prevailed against
him replying, Jeremiah 1:7, Say not, I am a child, for thou shalt g...
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Did God deceive Jeremiah?
PROBLEM: The KJV of this verse reads, “O Lord, thou has deceived me,
and I was deceived.” But, God is a God of truth who cannot lie
(Hebrews 6:18), nor can He tempt others t...