Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
beginning	בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית be.re.Shit	H7225	the first · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
reign	מַמְלְכ֛וּת mam.le.Khut	H4468	dominion · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֥ים ye.ho.ya.Kim	H3079	Jehojakim · 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
word	הַדָּבָ֣ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 36:4-5 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his…
Jeremiah 27:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 Kings 23:34-36 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz…
Jeremiah 1:3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king…
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…
Jeremiah 35:1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:1-6

We have here the sermon that Jeremiah preached, which gave such offence that he was in danger of losing his life for it. It is here left upon record, as it were, by way of appeal to the judgment of impartial men in all ages, whether Jeremiah was worthy to die for delivering such a message as this from God, and whether his persecutors were not very wicked and unreasonable men. I. God directed him where to preach this sermon, and when, and to what auditory, v. 2. Let not any censure Jeremiah as indiscreet in the choice of place and time, nor say that he might have delivered his message more privately, in a corner, among his friends that he could confide in, and that he deserved to smart for no…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... So that the prophecy of this chapter, and the facts and events connected with it, were before the prophecy of the preceding chapter, though here related; that being in the fourth year, this in the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign. Josiah was lately dead; Jehoahaz his son reigned but three months, and then was deposed by Pharaohnecho king of Egypt; and this Jehoiakim, another son of Josiah, who before was called Eliakim, was set on the throne; and quickly after his coming to it came this word from the Lord, saying; as follows, to the prophet. This was in the year of the world 3394, and before Christ 610, according…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:1-2

Jeremiah 26:1-2 1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, 1. Principio regni Joakim filii Josiae, regis Jehudah, fuit sermo hic a Jehova, dicendo, 2. Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: 2. Sic dicit Jehova, Sta in atrio templi Jehovae, et loquere ad omnes urbes Jehudah (id est, omnes cives urbium Jehudah) quae veniunt ad orandum in templum Jehovae hos omnes sermones quas mandavero tibi ad loquendum ad ipsos (hoc est, loquaris ipsis;)…

The Church Fathers

(Chapter 26, Verse 1) In the beginning of the reign of Joahim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying: This prophecy is superior to the previous one: although it was made under the same king. For that one was made in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, but this one at the beginning of the same king, as the Scripture says: In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the Lord. Therefore, as we have often said, the order of history should not be woven in the prophets, since at present, the earlier things are spoken afterwards, and the later things, before.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

This prophecy preceded in time the former prophecy, though it was given under the same king. For the former prophecy came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, but this one in the beginning of the same king's reign, as Scripture records: "In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord." The prophecies of history, therefore, as we have often noted before, are not necessarily composed in chronological order, since, in the present case, the prior and subsequent prophecies under one king were recorded in reverse sequence. But whoever is preparing to speak the word of the Lord needs to stand with Moses and to hear with the psalmist, "You stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the Lord our God."
— Jerome, SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 5:36.2-3

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Dictionary and topics

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Jeremiah 26:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:1-6

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 26:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:1-6

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:1

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:1-2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 26:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 26:1-24

Rashi on Jeremiah 26:1