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In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it came in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It came [to Jeremiah] also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, [continuing] until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, [and continuing] until the exile of [the people of] Jerusalem in the fifth month (July-August, 586 B.C.). <a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It also came throughout 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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It also came throughout 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. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and he continued to speak to me during the rule of Josiah's son Jehoiakim. The last time the LORD spoke to me was in the fifth month of the eleventh year that Josiah's son Zedekiah was king. That was also when the people of Jerusalem were taken away as prisoners. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD also spoke when Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was king of Judah and during the 11 years that Zedekiah, [another] son of Josiah, was king of Judah. The LORD continued to speak to Jeremiah until the people of Jerusalem were taken away into captivity in the fifth month of the year. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> and he spoke to him again when Josiah's son Jehoiakim was king. After that, the LORD spoke to him many times, until the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah. In the fifth month of that year the people of Jerusalem were taken into exile. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> and during the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and continued until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month, at the end of the eleventh year of the reign of Josiah's son Zedekiah, the king of Judah. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD also spoke to him when Jehoiakim son of Josiah ruled over Judah, and he continued to speak to him until the fifth month of the eleventh year that Zedekiah son of Josiah ruled over Judah. That was when the people of Jerusalem were taken into exile. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. <a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the expulsion of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, even to the fulness of the eleventh year to Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, even to the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a> and again in the days of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judah—down to the exile of Jerusalem, in the fifth month. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It came also in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of King Zedekiah son of Josiah of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, until the inhabitants of Jerusalem were carried captive in the fifth month. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it was in the days of Yoiqim, son of Yoshiah, King of Judea, until eleven years ended for Tsedeqiah, son of Yoshiah, King of Judea, until Jerusalem was captured in the fifth month<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it was in the days of Joakim, son of Josias king of Juda, until the eleventh year of Sedekias king of Juda, even until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=17" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">The Words of Jeremiah</a> …2The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and</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.">through 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/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tōm (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2549.htm" title="2549: ha·ḥă·mî·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Fifth. Or chamishshiy; ord. From chamesh; fifth; also a fifth.">the fifth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/6249.htm" title="6249: ‘aš·tê (Number-csc) -- One. Apparently masculine plural construction of esheth in the sense of an afterthought eleven or eleventh.">of the eleventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/6667.htm" title="6667: lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">of Zedekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (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/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">the people of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: gə·lō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">went into exile.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">2 Kings 23:34-37</a> Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died. / 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1-4</a> 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, ... <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18-20</a> Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. / And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done. / For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">2 Chronicles 36:1-4</a> Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father. / Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. / And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-5.htm">2 Chronicles 36:5-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">2 Chronicles 36:11-14</a> Zedekiah was twenty-one 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 and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD. / He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1-3</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah 26:1-3</a> At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD: / “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word. / Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds. <a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">Jeremiah 27:1-3</a> At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD. / This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck. / Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. <a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1-3</a> In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people: / “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. / Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah 32:1-3</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. / At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah. / For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. <a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Jeremiah 34:1-3</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. <a href="/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1-3</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: / “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.” / So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the entire house of the Rechabites— <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1-3</a> 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.” <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1-3</a> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. / But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. / Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.it came also<a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1-3</a> 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; … <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah 26:1</a> In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,<a href="/jeremiah/35-1.htm">Jeremiah 35:1</a> The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,unto the end<a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Jeremiah 21:1</a> The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,<a href="/jeremiah/22-1.htm">Jeremiah 22:1</a> Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,<a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1</a> And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,in the fifth<a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12,15</a> Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, … <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8</a> And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:<a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Zechariah 7:5</a> Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-14.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jehoi'akim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Zedeki'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</a> </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'; 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His reign is marked by a return to idolatry and oppression, reversing the reforms of his father Josiah. Jehoiakim's reign was characterized by political instability and subjugation to foreign powers, initially Egypt and later Babylon. His reign is significant in the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, as it was during this time that Jeremiah's warnings of impending judgment became more urgent. Jehoiakim's rejection of Jeremiah's prophecies, including the burning of the scroll (Jeremiah 36), highlights the spiritual decline of Judah.until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. He was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon after the deportation of Jehoiachin. Zedekiah's reign was marked by political turmoil and rebellion against Babylonian rule, despite Jeremiah's counsel to submit to Babylon as God's instrument of judgment. The "fifth month of the eleventh year" refers to the time when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 BC, marking the end of Zedekiah's reign and the destruction of the city and the temple. This period is crucial in understanding the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies and the transition to the Babylonian exile.when the people of Jerusalem went into exile The exile of the people of Jerusalem was a pivotal event in Jewish history, fulfilling the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah. This exile was not only a physical displacement but also a spiritual and cultural crisis for the people of Judah. It marked the beginning of the Babylonian captivity, a period of seventy years as prophesied by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>). Theologically, the exile served as a divine judgment for the nation's persistent idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. It also set the stage for future restoration and the coming of the Messiah, as the exilic and post-exilic periods saw a renewed focus on the law and the hope of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned several decades and was marked by warnings of impending judgment and calls for repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim.htm">Jehoiakim</a> Son of Josiah, king of Judah. His reign was characterized by disobedience to God, and he is noted for his opposition to Jeremiah's prophecies. 3. <a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a> The last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile. His reign ended with the fall of Jerusalem, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecies. 4. <a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm">Josiah</a> A godly king of Judah known for his reforms and efforts to return the nation to the worship of Yahweh. Both Jehoiakim and Zedekiah were his sons. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the exile of its people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a> The timeline of Jeremiah's ministry underscores God's control over historical events. Despite human rebellion, God's purposes prevail. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The fall of Jerusalem serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Jeremiah's life illustrates the challenging role of a prophet, tasked with delivering difficult truths. It encourages believers to speak truth with courage and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> Even in the context of judgment, God's messages through Jeremiah included promises of restoration and hope, pointing to His enduring mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a> <a href="/q/is_vaping_considered_sinful.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_jeremiah_45_4's_claim.htm">In Jeremiah 45:4, is there any historical or archeological evidence to support the claim that God would 'overthrow what I have built' in a specific time and place?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_daniel_1_1_align_with_history.htm">How does Daniel 1:1 align with historical records that place Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem at a different time?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_sources_mention_zedekiah's_rise.htm">Why do extra-biblical historical sources seem to conflict or fail to mention details about Mattaniah's appointment as Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) It came also . . .--The short reigns of Jehoahaz (three months) and Jehoiachin or Jeconiah (three months also) are passed over, and mention made of the more conspicuous reigns of Jehoiakim (eleven years) and Zedekiah (also eleven). Assuming Jeremiah to have been about twenty when the prophetic call came to him, he was sixty or sixty-one at the time of the captivity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Unto the end of the eleventh year, etc. The limit is accurate with regard to <a href="/jeremiah/1.htm">Jeremiah 1-39</a>. The later prophecies have a superscription of their own (see <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jeremiah 40:1</a>.). In the fifth month (comp. Jeremiah lit. 12, 27). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be through the days בִּימֵ֨י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of Jehoiakim יְהוֹיָקִ֤ים (yə·hō·w·yā·qîm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3079.htm">Strong's 3079: </a> Jehoiakim -- 'the LORD raises up', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Josiah יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah, יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the fifth הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ (ha·ḥă·mî·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2549.htm">Strong's 2549: </a> Fifth, a fifth month בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month of the eleventh עַשְׁתֵּ֣י (‘aš·tê) Number - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6249.htm">Strong's 6249: </a> Eleven, eleventh year שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of Zedekiah לְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ (lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Josiah יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah, יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites when עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the people of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel went into exile. גְּל֥וֹת (gə·lō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Jeremiah 1:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:3 It came also in the days (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:4" /></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>