Jeremiah 20:1

“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.”

"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." - Jeremiah 20:1
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What does Jeremiah 20:1 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 20:1, from the King James Version (KJV), reads: "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." This verse is found in the Book of Jeremiah, which is part of the…

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Jeremiah 20:1 - "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."
Jeremiah 20:4
Jeremiah 20:2 - "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 20:3 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib."
Jeremiah 44:20 - "¶ Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:20 - "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,"
Jeremiah 8:20 - "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
Jeremiah 16:20 - "Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?"
Jeremiah 26:20 - "And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:"
Jeremiah 46:20 - "Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north."
Jeremiah 48:20 - "Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,"
Jeremiah 1:1 - "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:"
Jeremiah 38:20 - "But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live."
Jeremiah 20:14 - "¶ Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed."
Jeremiah 20:16 - "And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;"
Jeremiah 20:13 - "Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers."
"The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." - Jeremiah 8:20
Jeremiah 36:20 - "¶ And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king."
Jeremiah 14:20 - "We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee."
Jeremiah 20:18 - "Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?"
Jeremiah 30:20 - "Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them."
Jeremiah 4:20 - "Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment."
"Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying," - Jeremiah 5:20
Jeremiah 14:1 - "The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth."
Jeremiah 30:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 29:20 - "¶ Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:"
Jeremiah 11:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 51:20 - "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;"