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Jeremiah 1:3

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 of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... In the beginning of his reign, and in the fourth year of his reign; see Jer 25:1, no mention is made of Jehoahaz, who…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The whole period contained in this verse is no less than 40 years and 6 months, namely, 18 years under Josiah, two periods of 11 years each under Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, and 3 months under each of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 1:1-3

We have here as much as it was thought fit we should know of the genealogy of this prophet and the chronology of this prophecy. 1. We are told what family the prophet was of. He was the son of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

in the fifth month See ch. Jer 52:12 ff. The city had been captured in the preceding month (2Ki 25:4; 2Ki 25:8-10).