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Magor-missabib

Fear on every side, (Jer. 20:3), a symbolical name given to the priest Pashur, expressive of the fate announced by the prophet as about to come upon him. Pashur was to be carried to Babylon, and there die.

In the Bible

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Verses where Magor-missabib is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Jeremiah 20:3

    The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

Scripture on Magor-missabib

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Magor-missabib references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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