Jeremiah 20:1

Jeremiah 20:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the official in charge of the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.

Context of Jeremiah 20:1

Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest, who was [also] chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things. 2Then Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate by the house of the Lord. 3And the next day Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib (terror on every side).

Jeremiah 20:1 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן־אִמֵּ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֽוּא־פָקִ֥יד נָגִ֖יד בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ נִבָּ֖א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Pashurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Immerאִמֵּר'immêr · ImmerH564
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• also chiefפָּקִידpâqîyd · overseerH6496
• governorנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• these thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:1

• 1 Chronicles 24:14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
• Ezra 2:37the sons of Immer, 1,052;
• Nehemiah 7:40the sons of Immer, 1,052;
• 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the bodyguard took [captive] Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers [of the temple].
• 2 Chronicles 35:8His officers also contributed a voluntary offering to the people, the priests and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 from the flocks [of lambs and young goats], and 300 bulls.
• Acts 4:1And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 5:24Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed, wondering what would come of this.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Pashur - chief governor - Pashur was probably one of the chief priests of the twenty-four classes.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Pashur, the father probably of the Gedaliah mentioned in Jeremiah 38:1, was the head of the 16th course (shift) of priests (marginal reference); the other Pashur Jeremiah 21:1 belonged to the fifth course, the sons of Melchiah. Both these houses returned in great strength from the exile. See Ezra 2:37-38. Chief governor - Or, “deputy governor.” The Nagid or governer of the temple was the high priest 1 Chronicles 9:11, and Pashur was his Pakid, i. e…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The doom of Pashur, who ill-treated the prophet. (Jr 20:1-6) Jeremiah complains of hard usage. (Jr 20:7-13) He regrets his ever having been born. (Jr 20:14-18) Verses 1-6 Pashur smote Jeremiah, and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent till God put a word into his mouth. To confirm this, Pashur has a name given him, "Fear on every side." It speaks a man not only in distress, but in despair; not only in danger, but in fear on every side. The wicked…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Pashhur, 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. 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…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 20:1

• Church
• Immer
• Jeremiah
• Pashur

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Derision
• Familiar
• Governor
• Immer
• Pashur
• Ezekiel
• Gedaliah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Pashhur, Pashur

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings