Jeremiah’s Arrest and His Lament over His Prophetic Role
Jeremiah 20:1–13
Biblical Period
1Pashhur son of Immer, the priest who was chief officer of the House of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesy these things. 2Pashhur thereupon had Jeremiah flogged and put in the cell at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the House of the Lord. 3The next day, Pashhur released Jeremiah from the cell.
But Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has named you not Pashhur…
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