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.
Pashur the son of Immer was a priest and also chief governor in the house of the Lord, and he heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. The hearing took place as Jeremiah was giving warnings to the Jews, namely warnings about Jerusalem, which brought on the persecution that followed. Those warnings led directly to the persecution Jeremiah faced while prophesying in Judah.
Jeremiah's experience in this persecution came amid Judah's rejection of God's law and righteousness. The chapters in this part of Jeremiah are not arranged in chronological order, but chapter 20 belongs first in time among them. Its contents make clear where it stands in time.