4 The Lord himself has said, ‘I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to your friends, and you will see them all killed by the swords of their enemies. I am going to put all the people of Judah under the power of the king of Babylonia; he will take some away as prisoners to his country and put others to death.
5 I will also let their enemies plunder all the wealth of this city and seize all its possessions and property, even the treasures of the kings of Judah, and carry everything off to Babylonia.
6 As for you, Pashhur, you and all your family will also be captured and taken off to Babylonia. There you will die and be buried, along with all your friends to whom you have told so many lies.’”
7 Lord, you have deceived me,and I was deceived.You are stronger than I am,and you have overpowered me.Everyone makes fun of me;they laugh at me all day long.
8 Whenever I speak, I have to cry outand shout, “Violence! Destruction!”Lord, I am ridiculed and scorned all the timebecause I proclaim your message.
9 But when I say, “I will forget the Lordand no longer speak in his name,”then your message is like a fireburning deep within me.I try my best to hold it in,but can no longer keep it back.
10 I hear everybody whispering,“Terror is everywhere!So let's report him to the authorities!”Even my close friends wait for my downfall.“Perhaps he can be tricked,” they say;“then we can catch him and get revenge.”