Jeremiah 20:1 meaning and explanation
When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
Jeremiah 20:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Pashhur was a priest of the Immer family and the chief official, or overseer, of the temple in Jerusalem, so he held real authority over worship and order there. The verse introduces him as the one who heard Jeremiah's words, likely the sermon of judgment in the previous chapter, delivered publicly at the temple gate.
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