Jeremiah and Pashhur
Jeremiah 20
Prophet speaks, prophet weeps — not
Seeing what he groans
Judah free, yet slavery
Chained to fashioned stones
“Idolatry!", “Misery!”
Cries the chosen youth
Irony, the prophet’s key
To unlock hidden truth
A potter’s jar, crafted clay
Made for wine and oil
Shattered, so the nation — they
Potter's wasted toil
Officials scorn and beat him
Baal their chosen guide.
Speaks the man, stretched limb to limb
“So terror on every side!”
Prophet chained but prophet free
Stocks his guarantee
The broken jar of clay — he
Seals his victory
— Joey Shaw