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Magor-Missabib
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
mā´gor - mis´a - bib ( מגור מסּביב , māghōr miṣṣābhı̄bh , "terror on every side"): A name given by Jeremiah to Pashhur ben Immer, the governor of the temple, who had caused the prophet to be beaten and set in the stocks ( Jeremiah 20:3 ). The same expression is used (not as a proper name) in several other passages (Psalm 31:13; Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29; Lamentations 2:22 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Magor-Missabib'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/m/magor-missabib.html. 1915.