Jeremiah 20:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Jehovah, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Pashhur son of Immer the priest--who also <FI>is<Fi> overseer, leader in the house of Jehovah--heareth Jeremiah prophesying these things,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 20:1 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
  2. 1 Chronicles 24:14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
  3. 2 Chronicles 35:8His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.
  4. Ezra 2:37the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  5. Nehemiah 7:40the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  6. Acts 4:1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  7. Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

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