To whom the [a]word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon King of Judah in the thirteenth year of his reign:

And also in the days of Jehoiakim the [b]son of Josiah king of Judah unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah king of Judah, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth [c]month.

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:2 This is spoken to confirm his vocation and office, forasmuch as he did not presume of himself to preach and prophesy, but was called thereunto by God.
  2. Jeremiah 1:3 Meaning, the nephew of Josiah: for Jehoahaz was his father, who reigned but three months, and therefore is not mentioned, no more is Jehoiakim that reigned no longer.
  3. Jeremiah 1:3 Of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, who was also called Mattaniah, and at this time the Jews were carried away into Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.

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