13 I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.(A)
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.(B)

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13 For I hear many whispering,(A)
    “Terror on every side!”(B)
They conspire against me(C)
    and plot to take my life.(D)

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The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:3 = Terror Is on Every Side; Jr 6:25; 20:10; 46:5

The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name(A) for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.(B)

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10 For I have heard the gossip of many people,
“Terror is on every side![a](A)
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted[b] watches for my fall.(B)
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:10 Hb Magor-missabib; Jr 20:3
  2. Jeremiah 20:10 Lit Every man of my peace

10 I hear many whispering,
    “Terror(A) on every side!
    Denounce(B) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends(C)
    are waiting for me to slip,(D) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then we will prevail(E) over him
    and take our revenge(F) on him.”

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29 They will take their tents and their flocks
along with their tent curtains and all their equipment.
They will take their camels for themselves.
They will call out to them:
Terror is on every side!(A)

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29 Their tents and their flocks(A) will be taken;
    their shelters will be carried off
    with all their goods and camels.
People will shout to them,
    ‘Terror(B) on every side!’

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