A man living during the time of the divided kingdom, given the name 'Terror on Every Side' by Jeremiah, mentioned in Jeremiah 20:1-3.
About Magor-missabib (Pashhur)
Name given by Jeremiah to Pashhur, the chief officer in the house of the Lord. Jeremiah did this because Pashhur put him in stocks for prophesying judgment upon Judah (Jer 19:14–20:2). The name Pashhur means “prosperity round about” and was changed to “terror on every side” (20:3) because Pashhur was to see the horrors of the Babylonian invasion.
Key References
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
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Jeremiah (1)
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.