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Pashur
Pashur, chief officer of the temple, had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put in stocks for prophesying Jerusalem's destruction. When he released him the next day, Jeremiah renamed him "Magor-missabib" ("terror on every side") and predicted he would die in exile in Babylon (Jeremiah 20:1-6).
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Scripture References
4 verses mention Pashur
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| 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 20:2 | 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 Magormissabib. |
| Jeremiah 20:6 | And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. |
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