This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh:
- KJV In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
- BSB At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
- NKJV In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
- NASB In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
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Quick answer
At the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, this word came from the LORD. A new, dated oracle introduces the temple-sermon episode.
Overview
The chapter opens by dating the message to early in Jehoiakim's reign (around 609 BC), setting the historical stage. This narrative recounts Jeremiah's temple sermon and the deadly opposition it provoked. The precise dating again grounds the prophet's ministry in real events and a real, perilous moment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 2 Chr 36:4–5The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
- Jer 27:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
- 2 Kgs 23:34–36Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
- Jer 35:1The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
- Jer 1:3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
- Jer 25:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the same was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
- Jer 36:1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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