Jeremiah 20:1
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.
Jeremiah 20:1 in other translations
| BSB | When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
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| WEB | Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the LORD’s house, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. |
| ASV | Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Jehovah, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. |
| YLT | And Pashhur son of Immer the priest--who also is overseer, leader in the house of Jehovah--heareth Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
| DARBY | And Pashur the son of Immer, the priest — and he was chief officer in the house of Jehovah — heard Jeremiah prophesy these things. |
| BBE | Now it came to the ears of Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief in authority in the house of the Lord, that Jeremiah was saying these things; |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Jeremiah 20:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jr 20:1-18. Jeremiah's Incarceration by Pashur, the Principal Officer of the Temple, for Prophesying within Its Precincts; His Renewed Predictions against the City, &c., ON His Liberation.
1. son--descendant. of Immer--one of the original "governors of the sanctuary and of the house of God," twenty-four in all, that is, sixteen of the sons of Eleazar and eight of the sons of Ithamar (1Ch 24:14). This Pashur is distinct from Pashur, son of Melchiah (Jr 21:1). The "captains" (Lu 22:4) seem to have been over the twenty-four guards of the temple, and had only the right of apprehending any who were guilty of delinquency within it; but the Sanhedrim had the judicial power over such delinquents [Grotius] (Jr 26:8, 10, 16).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Jeremiah, on account of his prophesying evil concerning Judah and Jerusalem, is beaten and imprisoned by Pashur, chief governor of the temple, Jer 20:1, Jer 20:2. On the following day the prophet is released, who denounces the awful judgments of God which should fall upon the governor and all his house, as well as upon the whole land of Judah, in the approaching Babylonish captivity, Jer 20:3-6. Jeremiah then bitterly complains of the reproaches continually heaped upon him by his enemies; and, in his haste, resolves to speak no more in the name of Jehovah; but the word of the Lord is in his heart as a burning flame, so that he is not able to forbear, Jer 20:7-10. The prophet professes his trust in God, whom he praises for his late deliverance, Jer 20:11-13. The remaining verses, which appear to be out of their place, contain Jeremiah's regret that he was ever born to a life of so much sorrow and trouble, Jer 20:14-18. This complaint resembles that of Job; only it is milder and more dolorous. This excites our pity, that our horror. Both are highly poetical, and embellished with every circumstance that can heighten the coloring. But such circumstances are not always to be too literally understood or explained. We must often make allowances for the strong figures of eastern poetry. Verse 1 Pashur - chief governor - Pashur was probably one of the chief priests of the twenty-four classes.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 20:1-6
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Jeremiah 20:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 20:1
- Ezra 2:37-38
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
- 1 Chronicles 24:14
The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- 2 Kings 25:18
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
- Nehemiah 7:40-41
The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
- Acts 5:24
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
- Acts 4:1
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- 2 Chronicles 35:8
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
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- Jeremiah 20:1
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.
- Jeremiah 20:2
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 20:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y PASHUR sacerdote, hijo de Immer, que presidía por príncipe en la casa de Jehová, oyó á Jeremías que profetizaba estas palabras. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | *Et Pashkhur, fils d’Immer, le sacrificateur (et il était premier intendant dans la maison de l’ Éternel), entendit Jérémie prophétiser ces choses. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als Paschchur, der Sohn Immers, der Priester, Jeremia diese Worte weissagen hörte, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et audivit Phassur filius Emmer, sacerdos, qui constitutus erat princeps in domo Domini, Jeremiam prophetantem sermones istos. |