“And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.”
The summary statement connecting all the prophecy—Jeremiah announcing disaster, Pashhur hearing and striking him, and resulting judgment—emphasizes that the prophet's words will be fulfilled. The reference to the prophet prophesying falsely becomes ironic; Pashhur's accusation (which this verse implies but does not state) is precisely backwards. Jeremiah prophesies truly; Pashhur resists truth and faces judgment.
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