Jeremiah 1:1

Jeremiah 1:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
• New International Version (NIV)The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,

Context of Jeremiah 1:1

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 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.

Jeremiah 1:1 word by word

דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֑הוּ מִן־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בִּנְיָמִֽן׃Read the interlinear

• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilqîyâh chilqîyâhû · HilkiahH2518
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144

Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:1

• 2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths: for as long as it lay desolate it kept sabbath, to fulfil seventy years.
• Isaiah 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
• Isaiah 2:1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
• Ezekiel 1:3The word of the LORD came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
• Jeremiah 11:21Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:
• Jeremiah 32:7Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thy uncle shall come to thee, saying, Buy for thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it .
• Joshua 21:17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common lands, Geba with its common lands,
• 1 Chronicles 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with its common lands, and Alemeth with its common lands, and Anathoth with its common lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The words of Jeremiah - These three verses are the title of the Book; and were probably added by Ezra when he collected and arranged the sacred books, and put them in that order in which they are found in Hebrew Bibles in general. For particulars relative to this prophet, the times of his prophesying, and the arrangement of his discourses, see the introduction. Eleventh year of Zedekiah - That is, the last year of his reign; for he was made prisoner by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The words of Jeremiah - The usual title of the prophetic books is “the Word of the Lord,” but the two books of Amos and Jeremiah are called the words of those prophets, probably because they contain not merely the words of those prophets, probably because they contain not merely prophecies, but also the record of much which belongs to the personal history of the writers. This title might therefore be translated the “life of Jeremiah” or “acts of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jeremiah was a priest, a native of Anathoth, in the tribe of Benjamin. He was called to the prophetic office when very young, about seventy years after the death of Isaiah, and exercised it for about forty years with great faithfulness, till the sins of the Jewish nation came to their full measure and destruction followed. The prophecies of Jeremiah do not stand as they were delivered. Blayney has endeavoured to arrange them in more regular order, namely…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19Jeremiah's call is shown as a conversation. God spoke like a king to Jeremiah. Jeremiah's objections show he understood himself well. God answered his objections with promises and strong visions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the ordinary priests, dwelling in Anathoth of Benjamin (Jr 1:1), not the Hilkiah the high priest who discovered the book of the law (2Ki 22:8); had he been the same, the designation would have been "the priest", or "the high priest". Besides, his residence at Anathoth shows that he belonged to the line of Abiathar, who was deposed from the high priesthood by Solomon (1Ki 2:26-35), after which the office remained in Zadok's…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 1:1

• Anathoth
• Excuses
• Hilkiah
• Jeremiah
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Hilkiah
• Jeremiah
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Anathoth
• Disquiet
• Mad
• Thitherward
• Ezekiel
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings