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International Version</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is the message the LORD gave Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Jehoiakim was king of Judah, the LORD told me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah during the reign of Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah of Judah. He said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD said to me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, king of Judah: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH, in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The word which was to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The word that came upon Jeremiah from before LORD JEHOVAH in the days of Yoiqim, son of Yoshiah, King of Judea, saying:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS from the Lord in the days of Joakim, king of Juda, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=10837" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/35.htm">The Obedience of the Rechabites</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">This is the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">from the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3079.htm" title="3079: yə·hō·w·yā·qîm (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD raises up, three Isr. From Yhovah abbreviated and quwm; Jehovah will raise; Jehojakim, a Jewish king.">of Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">of Josiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-35.htm">2 Kings 23:35-37</a></span><br />So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth. / Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1-4</a></span><br />During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. / And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-5.htm">2 Chronicles 36:5-7</a></span><br />Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God. / Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. / Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1-3</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. / So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows: / “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1-3</a></span><br />In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: / “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. / Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1-2</a></span><br />This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah 46:1-2</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD about the nations—the word that came to Jeremiah the prophet / concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1-3</a></span><br />These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. / The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, / and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. / On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— / the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31-34</a></span><br />Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done. / And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">2 Kings 24:5-7</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? / And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place. / Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">2 Chronicles 36:8-10</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place. / Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD. / In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-27</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13-19</a></b></br> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; <i>that</i> useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1</a></b></br> 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 <i>was</i> the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-4.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-4.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-12.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-3.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Josi'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-13.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/35-1.htm">By the obedience of the Rechabites,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/35-12.htm">Jeremiah condemns the disobedience of the Jews.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/35-18.htm">God blesses the Rechabites for their obedience.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/35.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>This is the word</b><br />The phrase "This is the word" signifies a divine message or revelation. In Hebrew, the term "word" is "dabar," which implies not just a spoken word but an active, dynamic communication from God. It underscores the authority and power of God's message, which is not merely informational but transformational. This phrase sets the stage for the seriousness and divine origin of the message that follows, reminding us that God's word is living and active, as emphasized in <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>.<p><b>that came to Jeremiah</b><br />The phrase "that came to Jeremiah" indicates the prophetic calling and role of Jeremiah as a recipient of divine revelation. Jeremiah, whose name means "Yahweh exalts," was chosen by God to be a prophet to the nations (<a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>). This highlights the personal relationship between God and His prophets, where God communicates His will and purposes through chosen individuals. It also emphasizes the responsibility of the prophet to faithfully deliver God's message to the people.<p><b>from the LORD</b><br />"From the LORD" identifies the source of the message as Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. The use of "LORD" in all capital letters in English translations represents the Tetragrammaton, YHWH, the sacred and personal name of God. This underscores the divine authority and authenticity of the message. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His ongoing involvement in the affairs of His people, fulfilling His promises and executing His plans.<p><b>in the days of Jehoiakim</b><br />The phrase "in the days of Jehoiakim" provides a historical context for the message. Jehoiakim was a king of Judah who reigned from 609 to 598 BC. His reign was marked by political turmoil and spiritual decline, as he often resisted prophetic messages and aligned with foreign powers contrary to God's will. This context highlights the challenges Jeremiah faced in delivering God's message to a rebellious and wayward nation.<p><b>son of Josiah</b><br />"Son of Josiah" connects Jehoiakim to his father, King Josiah, who was known for his reforms and efforts to return Judah to the worship of Yahweh. This contrast between father and son underscores the theme of covenant faithfulness versus unfaithfulness. Josiah's legacy of reform and devotion to God stands in stark contrast to Jehoiakim's disobedience, serving as a reminder of the importance of godly leadership and the impact of one's spiritual legacy.<p><b>king of Judah</b><br />The title "king of Judah" situates the narrative within the southern kingdom of Judah, the remnant of the once-united Israelite monarchy. Judah's kings were expected to lead the nation in covenant faithfulness to God. However, many, like Jehoiakim, failed in this duty, leading to national decline and eventual exile. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's covenant and the need for leaders who uphold His statutes and commands.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXXV.</span><p>(1) In <span class= "bld">the days Jehoiakim.</span>--The prophecy that follows carries us back over a period of about seventeen of years to the earlier period of the prophet's life and work. Jerusalem was not yet besieged. Jehoiakim had not filled up the measure of his iniquities. The armies of the Chaldaeans were, however, in the meantime moving on the outskirts of the kingdom of Judah (<a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm" title="But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.">Jeremiah 35:11</a>) or were driving the nomad inhabitants, who had hitherto dwelt in tents, to take refuge in the cities. The first capture of the city by Nebuchadnezzar was in B.C. 607.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is the word</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the days</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּימֵ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(bî·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jehoiakim</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹיָקִ֧ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·yā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3079.htm">Strong's 3079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoiakim -- 'the LORD raises up', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Josiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> </span><span class="str2">Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/35-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 35:1 The word which came to Jeremiah (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 34:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 34:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/35-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 35:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 35:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>