Jeremiah 20:1

Translations

Modern

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

Traditional

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

Literal

And Pashhur son of Immer the priest heard (and he was governor chief in the house of YHWH) Jeremiah prophesying these things.

Latin

Et audivit Phassur filius Emmer, sacerdos, qui constitutus erat princeps in domo Domini, Jeremiam prophetantem sermones istos.

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Hebrew

English

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

Notes

Jeremiah 20:1–2

Pashhur, the head of the police maintaining order in the Temple area, was second in authority to the high priest. He had heard Jeremiah announce the Lord's decree about the destruction of Jerusalem, including the Temple. He considered it such blasphemy that he believed Jeremiah should be punished.

Jeremiah 20:1–6

The persecution Jeremiah faced escalated from words to actions. He was whipped and put in stocks overnight for allegedly blaspheming the Temple. Upon his release, Jeremiah delivered a message of personal condemnation from the Lord to his jailer.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah False Prophets God Protects His Servant The Suffering Prophet

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

1 Chronicles 24:14
…the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
Ezra 2:37–38
…the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
2 Kings 25:18
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Nehemiah 7:40–41
…the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
Acts 5:24
When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
2 Chronicles 35:8
His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
Acts 4:1
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

People

Immer: A priestly division and its descendants Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Pashhur: Priest who opposed Jeremiah and was renamed Magor-missabib

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah House of God Immer (Person) Jeremiah (Person) Magor-Missabib Pashhur, Pashur

Topics

Church: House of the Lord Immer: Father of Pashur Jeremiah: The Prophet: Pashur, the Governor of the Temple, Scourges and Casts Him Into Prison Pashur: Son of Immer and Governor of the Temple: Beats and Imprisons Jeremiah

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