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Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of Yahweh, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
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Opposition from the Inside
Commentators identify Pashhur not as a random citizen, but as a high-ranking priest and "chief officer" in the temple. He was part of the religious establishment responsible for the spiritual well-being of the people. His opposition highlights that challenges to God's word can come from within religious leadership itself.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Pashur, probably the father of the Gedaliah mentioned in (Jeremiah 38:1), was the head of the 16th course (shift) of priests; the other…
19th Century
Anglican
Pashur the son of Immer. The description must be remembered as distinguishing him from the son of Melchiah of the same name in Jer…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah relates here what sort of reward he had received for his prophecy—that he had been struck and thrown into prison, not by the king or by hi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest Not the immediate son of Immer, but one that descended from him after many ge…
Pashur struck Jeremiah and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent until God put a word into his mouth.
To confirm this, Pashur was given…
13th Century
Catholic
Having finished the threat against the people, he begins the threat against the rulers.
First, the prophet’s threat against the rulers is gi…
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