Jeremiah 20:3

Key Reflection

In first-century Jerusalem, the upper gate of Benjamin within the temple complex served as a place of punishment and humiliation. Pashhur, likely a priest or official, resorted to physical violence against Jeremiah for his prophetic activities, binding him in stocks—a form of public disgrace meant to shame and silence him. This act would have been shocking to Jeremiah’s contemporaries, highlighting the tensions between religious authority and divine calling.