Jeremiah 25:1

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
word	הַדָּבָ֞ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
people	עַ֣ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
fourth	הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית ha.re.vi.'It	H7243	fourth · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
year	בַּשָּׁנָה֙ ba.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jehoiakim	לִיהוֹיָקִ֥ים li.ho.ya.Kim	H3079	Jehojakim · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ yo.shi.Ya.hu	H2977	Joshijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
first	הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ית ha.Ri.sho.Nit	H7224	first · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
year	הַשָּׁנָה֙ ha.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Nebuchadrezzar	לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֖ר lin.vu.khad.re.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶֽל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 36:1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying…
2 Kings 24:1-2 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
Jeremiah 46:2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of…
Daniel 1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:1-7

We have here a message from God concerning all the people of Judah (Jer 25:1), which Jeremiah delivered, in his name, unto all the people of Judah, Jer 25:2. Note, That which is of universal concern ought to be of universal cognizance. It is fit that the word which concerns all the people, as the word of God does, the word of the gospel particularly, should be divulged to all in general, and, as far as may be, addressed to each in particular. Jeremiah had been sent to the house of the king (Jer 22:1), and he took courage to deliver his message to them, probably when they had all come up to Jerusalem to worship at one of the solemn feasts; then he had them together, and it was to be hoped the…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 25:1

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah,.... Not only in the city of Jerusalem, but in the whole land of Judea. This prophecy concerns them all; their repentance and reformation, to which they are exhorted; or their invasion, desolation, and captivity, with which they are threatened. Before the prophet was sent to the king of Judah only, Jeremiah 22:1; now to all the people: in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; in the latter part of the third, and beginning of the fourth year of his reign; see Daniel 1:1; this was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon: in which he began to reign with his father, for he reigned two years with…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 25:1

Jeremiah 25:1 1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; 1. Sermo qui fuit ad Jeremiam, ad omnem populum Jehudah (sed l accipitur etiam hic diverso sensu: sermo enim directus fuit ad Jeremiam ut esset illius testis ac proeco, deinde ad populum ut tandem perveniret ex ore Jeremioe ad omnes Judoeos quod uni dictum fuerat) anno quarto Joakim filii Josiae regis Jehudah: hic est annus primus Nebuchadnezer regis Babel. his prophecy no doubt preceded the vision which we have just explained, and which had just been presented to Jeremiah when Jehoi…

The Church Fathers

(Chapter 25, Verse 1) The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. These events took place before the vision because it was during the reign of Zedekiah, after Jehoiachin was deported to Babylon. But this event took place during the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, and the father of Jehoiachin. For the prophets (as I mentioned before) were not concerned with keeping track of the times, which require the laws of history, but rather with writing in a way that would be useful to those hearing or reading it. Some people wrongly seek the order of the history of the psalms in the Psalter, which is not observed in lyrical poetry.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Captivity — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19, 20; 1 Chr.…
Exile — (1.) Of the kingdom of Israel. In the time of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser II. carried away captive into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29; comp. Isa. 10:5, 6) a part of the inhabitants of Galilee and of Gilead (B.C.…
Jeremiah · .Time of his prophecies — .Time of his prophecies
Prophecy · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 25:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:1-7

John Gill on Jeremiah 25:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 25:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 25:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:1-7

John Gill on Jeremiah 25:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 25:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 25:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 25:1-14

Rashi on Jeremiah 25:1