Jeremiah 20:1

Easy To Read Version

A man named Pashhur was a priest. He was the highest officer in the temple {\cf2\super [165]} of the Lord. Pashhur was the son of a man named Immer. Pashhur heard Jeremiah preach those things in the temple yard.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:18

{From the temple,} Nebuzaradan took

1 Chronicles 24:14

The fifteenth group was Bilgah’s group.\par The sixteenth group was Immer’s group.\par

1 Chronicles 9:11

Azariah. Azariah was Hilkiah’s son. Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Zadok’s son. Zadok was Meraioth’s son. Meraioth was Ahitub’s son. Ahitub was the important official responsible for God’s temple. {\cf2\super [87]}

2 Chronicles 35:8

Josiah’s officials also freely gave animals and things to the people, to the priests, and Levites to use for the Passover. Hilkiah the high priest, Zechariah, and Jehiel were the officials in charge of the temple. They gave the priests 2,600 lambs and goats and 300 bulls for Passover sacrifices.

Jeremiah 20:6

And Pashhur, you and all the people living in your house will be taken away. You will be forced to go and live in the country of Babylon. You will die in Babylon. And you will be buried in that foreign country. You preached lies to your friends. \{You said these things would not happen.\} But all of your friends will also die and be buried in Babylon.’”

Jeremiah 29:26

Shemaiah, this is what you said in your letter to Zephaniah: ‘Zephaniah, the Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Lord’s temple. You should arrest anyone that acts like a crazy person {\cf2\super [228]} and acts like a prophet. You should put that person’s feet between large blocks of wood and put neck-irons {\cf2\super [229]} on him.

Jeremiah 37:15

Those officials were very angry with Jeremiah. They gave an order for Jeremiah to be beaten. Then they put Jeremiah in a prison. The prison was in the house of a man named Jonathan. Jonathan was a scribe {\cf2\super [322]} for the king of Judah. Jonathan’s house had been made into a prison.

Acts 4:1

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, some men came to them. There were some Jewish priests, the captain of the soldiers that guarded the temple, {\cf2\super [63]} and some Sadducees. {\cf2\super [64]}

Acts 5:24

The captain of the temple guards and the leading priests heard this. They were confused. They wondered, “What will happen because of this?”