Jeremiah 1:2-4

Easy-to-Read Version

² The Lord began to speak to Jeremiah in the 13th year^[a] that Josiah, son of Amon, was king of the nation of Judah. ³ He continued to speak to Jeremiah during the time that Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was king of Judah and during the eleven years and five months that Zedekiah, also a son of Josiah, was king of Judah. In the fifth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year as king, the people who lived in Jerusalem were taken away into exile.

God Calls Jeremiah

⁴ The Lord’s message came to me: