Jeremiah 20:6

“And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and to Babylon you will come, and there you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.””

Jeremiah 20:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 20:6, word by word

Pashhurפַשְׁחוּרfashchur

Pashhur

Pashhur: the name of several Israelites, almost all priests.

Where else “fashchur” appears
who liveיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears
in your houseבֵיתֶvete

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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will goתֵּלְכוּtelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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into captivityשֶּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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and to Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babel, Babylon

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you will comeתָּבוֹאtavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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you will dieתָּמוּתtamut

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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you will be buriedתִּקָּבֵרtikaver

bury

Bury.

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your friendsאֹהֲבֶיohave

lover

One who loves another: the faithful friend or the lover.

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you have prophesiedנִבֵּאתָnibeta

pose as prophet

To speak as God's message what God has not said.

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falselyשָּׁקֶרshaker

lie

What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.

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Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

5And I will give all the wealth of this city and all the fruit of its labor and all its precious things; and all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them and take them and bring them to Babylon.

6 · This verse (above)

7You seduced me, YHWH, and I let myself be seduced; you were stronger than I and prevailed; I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.

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