You who have misled Israel, would you tempt me to say No when God says Yes, and Yes when God says No? More strongly hath he tempted me to depart from his ways, yet would I not depart from them. He raised up one against me whose breath was dearer to me than the breath of my own life, but I would not yield to her, for the Lord cuts from the tree of life him whom he hath chosen for a scourge. Go, and leave me in peace.
Zebulon
I will not go. He has destroyed my son. I demand judgment.
Pashur
Twice have I charged you to speak. You have spoken when you should have been silent; now you are silent when you should speak. For the third time I cite you. [Jeremiah is silent] Hear then my judgment. No longer shall you seek to daunt the courageous, no longer shall you lead youth astray, Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah in Israel.
Jeremiah
Make short work! Wither me no longer with your glances. Enough, enough.
Pashur
You shall be lowered into a pit, that you may no longer be an offence to God’s daylight, nor your voice an affliction to the city. May you perish, and your words with you, in the darkness of the earth.
Jeremiah