Now Pashhur son of Immer, the priest in charge of the Temple of the Lord, heard what Jeremiah was prophesying.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in Yahweh’s house, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
- 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.
- BSB When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
- 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.
- NASB When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief overseer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
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Quick answer
Pashhur, a chief temple officer, hears Jeremiah's prophecy. The message provokes the religious establishment.
Overview
This verse introduces Pashhur, son of Immer, a leading priest with authority in the temple, who overhears Jeremiah's words of judgment. As a high-ranking official, his reaction represents the institutional resistance to God's prophet. The scene sets up a confrontation between faithful proclamation and corrupt religious power.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezra 2:37–38The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
- 1 Chr 24:14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
- 2 Kgs 25:18The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
- Neh 7:40–41The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
- Acts 5:24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.
- Acts 4:1As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
- 2 Chr 35:8His princes gave for a freewill offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the rulers of God’s house, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred small livestock, and three hundred head of cattle.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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