Jeremiah 1:2

Jeremiah 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To 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.
• New International Version (NIV)The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to 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.

Context of Jeremiah 1:2

1The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the kohanim who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. The word of Adonai came to him during the days of King Josiah of Judah, son of Amon, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3It continued during the days of King Jehoiakim of Judah, son of Josiah, until the end of the eleventh year of King Zedekiah of Judah, son of Josiah—until the exile from Jerusalem in the fifth month. 4The word of Adonai came to me, saying:

Jeremiah 1:2 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To whom the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Amonאָמוֹן'âmôn · AmonH526
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• in the thirteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• in the thirteenthשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of his reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 1:2

• Jeremiah 1:4The word of Adonai came to me, saying:
• 1 Kings 13:20Now while they were sitting at the table, the word of Adonai came to the prophet who had brought him back,
• Hosea 1:1The word of Adonai that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
• Jonah 1:1Now the word of Adonai came to Jonah, son of Amittai, saying:
• Micah 1:1The word of Adonai that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—visions he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
• 2 Kings 21:25Now the rest of the deeds of Amon which he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
• 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
• 2 Kings 23:1Then the king sent for and they gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.
• 2 Chronicles 34:1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned 31 years in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 35:1Josiah celebrated Passover unto Adonai in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 1:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Came - literally, was (and in Jeremiah 1:4); the phrase implies that Jeremiah possessed God‘s word from that time onward, not fitfully as coming and going, but constantly. The thirteenth year of his reign - According to the ordinary reckoning, this would be 629 b.c., but if the Ptolemaic canon be right in putting the capture of Jerusalem at 586 b.c., it would be two years later, namely 627 b.c. However, according to the Assyrian chronology, it would be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are not on this list of kings. Each ruled for less than three months.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Jehoiakim ... Josiah ... Zedekiah--Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are omitted for they reigned only three months each. The first and last of the kings under whom each prophet prophesied are often thus specified in the general title. See on these kings, and Jeremiah's life, my Introduction. thirteenth ... of his reign--(Jr 25:3). fifth month--(2Ki 25:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 1:2

• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Josiah
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Disquiet
• Mad
• Thitherward
• God
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Self-Surrender

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