Jeremiah 20

Jeremiah 20:1

IV. PROPHECIES AGAINST THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF JUDAH (Chaps. 20-23) A. Prophecy against Pashhur (20:1-6)Pashhur, the chief officer in the house of the LORD, caused Jeremiah to be beaten and put into stocks. The next day, when the prophet was released, he announced to Pashhur his doom, the doom of his family, and the doom of all Jerusalem and Judah. The king of Babylon would carry them into captivity. Pashhur’s name was changed to Magor-Missabib (terror on every side), which is what he would experience.

Jeremiah 20:7

B. Jeremiah’s Complaint to God (20:7-18)In verses 7-18, Jeremiah regrets his unpopular ministry. The Lord persuaded (deceived) him into it. He wanted to stop delivering the unpopular message of Babylonian captivity, but could not. The word of the LORD burned like a fire within him. He overheard his friends plotting against him, but committed his cause to the LORD. At times, he is confident, praising the LORD, but at other times is so discouraged he wishes he had never been born.