Jeremiah 1:2-4
New English Translation
2 The Lord’s[a] message came to him[b] in the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon ruled over Judah. 3 It also came in the days of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, and continued until the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the people of Jerusalem were taken into exile in the fifth month of that year.[c]
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- Jeremiah 1:2 sn The translation reflects the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the word for “Lord” for the proper name for Israel’s God which is now generally agreed to have been Yahweh. Jewish scribes wrote the consonants YHWH but substituted the vowels for the word “Lord.” The practice of calling him “Lord” rather than using his proper name is also reflected in the Greek translation which is the oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible. The meaning of the name Yahweh occurs in Exod 3:13-14 where God identifies himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and tells Moses that his name is “I am” (אֶהְיֶה, ʾehyeh). However, he instructs the Israelites to refer to him as YHWH (“Yahweh” = “He is”); see further Exod 34:5-6.
- Jeremiah 1:2 tn Heb “that which was the Lord’s message to him,” also at 14:1: 46:1; 47:1; 49:34.
- Jeremiah 1:3 sn That is, August, 586 b.c.
Jeremiah 1:2-4
New International Version
2 The word of the Lord came(A) to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah(B) son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim(C) son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.(E)
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