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.
And you, Pashur, along with everyone living in your house, will be taken away as prisoners. You will go to Babylon, and that's where you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have spoken lies, claiming they were prophecies from God.
God is declaring through Jeremiah that Pashur, who opposed God's true prophet and spoke false prophecies, will face judgment by being exiled to Babylon where he will die.
📚 Historical Context
Pashur was a priest and temple official who had just beaten Jeremiah and put him in stocks for prophesying Jerusalem's destruction. This was around 605-586 BC, during the time when Babylon was rising to power and would eventually conquer Jerusalem. False prophets like Pashur were telling people what they wanted to hear—that Jerusalem was safe—rather than God's true message of coming judgment.
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