Editing Jeremiah (section)

=== Persecution ===
[[File:Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Jeremia treurend over de verwoesting van Jeruzalem - Google Art Project.jpg|thumbnail|[[Rembrandt van Rijn]], ''Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem'' ({{Circa|1630|lk=no}})]]

Jeremiah's prophecies prompted plots against him.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|11:21–23|KJV}}</ref> Unhappy with Jeremiah's message, possibly from concern that it would shut down the [[Anathoth]] sanctuary, his priestly kin and the men of Anathoth plotted to kill him. However, the Lord revealed the conspiracy to Jeremiah, protected his life, and declared disaster for the people of Anathoth.{{sfn|Freedman|1992|p=687}}<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|11:18–2:6|KJV}}</ref> When Jeremiah complains to the Lord about this persecution, he is told that the attacks on him will become worse.{{sfn|Sweeney|2004|p=950}}

A priest, [[Pashur]] the son of Immer, a temple official in Jerusalem, had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day. After this, Jeremiah laments the travails and mockery that speaking God's word have caused him.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:7|KJV}}</ref> He recounts how, if he tries to shut God's word inside, it burns in his heart and he is unable to hold it in.<ref>{{bibleverse|Jeremiah|20:9|KJV}}</ref>