1Pashhur, the son of Immer, was a priest who supervised the temple guards. He heard those things that I had prophesied.
2So he arrested me. Then he commanded guards to whip me and fasten my feet in ◄stocks/a wooden frame► at the Benjamin Gate of Yahweh’s temple.
3The next day, when Pashhur released me, I said to him, “Pashhur, Yahweh is giving you a new name. From now on, your name will be ‘Surrounded by Terror’,
4because Yahweh says this to you: ‘I will cause you and your friends to be terrified. You will watch them being killed by your enemies’ swords. I will enable the army of the king of Babylon to capture the people of Judah. Those soldiers will take some of the people to Babylon, and they will kill others with their swords.
5And I will enable their soldiers to take away other things in Jerusalem. They will take to Babylon all the very valuable things that belonged to your kings.
6And as for you, Pashhur, they will take you and all your family to Babylon. You and your family and all your friends who have prophesied things that are lies will die there and be buried there.’”
7One day I said this to Yahweh:
8When I tell people your messages, I shout saying,
9But if I would say, ‘I will never mention Yahweh or say anything about him, [MTY]’
10I hear many people whispering about me,
11But you, Yahweh, are helping me like [SIM] a strong warrior,
12Commander of the armies of angels,
13Sing to Yahweh!
14But I hope/desire that the day that I was born will be cursed.
15And as for that man who brought to my father the news,
16Allow him to be destroyed like the cities that Yahweh destroyed long ago,
17I want that to happen to him because he did not kill me before I was born.
18I have continually experienced much trouble and sorrow,