Jeremiah 20:1 — Bible Verse (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.”

Jeremiah 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Jeremiah 20:1 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 20:1 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Jeremiah 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Pashur the son of Immer, the priest — and he was chief officer in the house of Jehovah — heard Jeremiah prophesy these things.”

Jeremiah 20:1 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When Pashur, the sonne of Immer, the Priest, which was appointed gouernour in the house of the Lord, heard that Ieremiah prophecied these things,”

Jeremiah 20:1 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 20:1 in Context — Jeremiah 20

1 Y PASHUR sacerdote, hijo de Immer, que presidía por príncipe en la casa de Jehová, oyó á Jeremías que profetizaba estas palabras.

2 E hirió Pashur á Jeremías profeta, y púsole en el cepo que estaba á la puerta de Benjamín en lo alto, la cual [conducía] á la casa de Jehová.

3 Y el día siguiente Pashur sacó á Jeremías del cepo. Díjole entonces Jeremías: Jehová no ha llamado tu nombre Pashur, sino Magor-missabib.

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What Does Jeremiah 20:1 Mean?

Jeremiah 20:1 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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