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Jeremiah 20:1
When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pashhur, a priest and chief official in the house of the LORD, hears Jeremiah prophesying just before he orders the prophet beaten and confined in stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יִּשְמַ֤ע (va/i.yish.Ma') literally means "and he heard," marking the precise moment Pashhur receives the prophetic message. His administrative title combines פָקִ֥יד (fa.Kid), "officer," and נָגִ֖יד (na.Gid), "chief," denoting his authority within the temple precincts.
The thread — The priestly line of Immer appears in records tracking temple service and post-exilic restoration (1 Chronicles 24:14; Ezra 2:37). Pashhur’s official status parallels the temple leadership later arrested during Jerusalem’s fall (2 Kings 25:18).
Why it lands — The text records a religious official receiving a prophetic warning before acting to suppress it. It requires the reader to recognize how institutional authority responds to divine speech when it threatens established order.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- Ezra 2:37 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 the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
- 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,
- 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.