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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that <i>were</i> in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who <i>were</i> in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, [one] of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My name is Jeremiah. I am a priest, and my father Hilkiah and everyone else in my family are from Anathoth in the territory of the Benjamin tribe. This book contains the things that the LORD told me to say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[These are] the words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah. He was one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This book is the account of what was said by Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests of the town of Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The words of Hilkiah's son Jeremiah, who was one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The following is a record of what Jeremiah son of Hilkiah prophesied. He was one of the priests who lived at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who [are] in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who are in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah son of Hillkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The statement of Jeremiah, son of Khelqia, of the Priests that were in Anathuth that is in the land of Benyamin<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />THE WORDS of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The word of God which came to Jeremias the <i>son</i> of Chelcias, of the priests, who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=0" 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/1.htm">The Words of Jeremiah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">These are the words</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.">of Jeremiah</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/2518.htm" title="2518: ḥil·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- My portion is Yah, the name of several Isr. Or Chilqiyahuw'from cheleq and Yahh; portion of Jah;">of Hilkiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">one of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priests</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6068.htm" title="6068: ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A place near Jer., also two Isr. Plural of Anath; Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in Pal.">in Anathoth</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: bin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Benjamin.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,…<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/22-3.htm">2 Kings 22:3-13</a></span><br />Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying, / “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. / And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">2 Chronicles 34:8-21</a></span><br />Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. / So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites who guarded the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem. / They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">2 Kings 23:1-3</a></span><br />Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-11.htm">2 Chronicles 36:11-14</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-1.htm">Micah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Zephaniah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-17.htm">Matthew 2:17-18</a></span><br />Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: / “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Matthew 16:14</a></span><br />They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-9.htm">Matthew 27:9</a></span><br />Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Luke 1:70</a></span><br />as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:</p><p class="hdg">words</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a></b></br> To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: <i>for</i> as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></b></br> The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, <i>and</i> Hezekiah, kings of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Isaiah 2:1</a></b></br> The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">of the priests</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a></b></br> The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.</p><p class="hdg">in Anathoth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Jeremiah 11:21</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Jeremiah 32:7-9</a></b></br> Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that <i>is</i> in Anathoth: for the right of redemption <i>is</i> thine to buy <i>it</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-17.htm">Joshua 21:17,18</a></b></br> And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Anathoth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">An'athoth</a> <a href="/psalms/80-2.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-34.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-8.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-21.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">Anathoth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm">An'athoth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-3.htm">Hilkiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-3.htm">Hilki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-18.htm">Hilkijah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">The time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">And the calling of Jeremiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">His prophetical visions of an almond rod and a seething pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-15.htm">His heavy message against Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">God encourages him with his promise of assistance</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'; 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His writings are a collection of prophecies, narratives, and laments. The phrase indicates the beginning of a prophetic book, similar to other prophetic introductions (e.g., Isaiah, Ezekiel). Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to convey God's messages to the people of Judah, often focusing on themes of judgment and restoration.<p><b>son of Hilkiah</b><br>Hilkiah is identified as Jeremiah's father, suggesting a priestly lineage. This connection is significant as it places Jeremiah within the Levitical tradition, which was responsible for religious duties and temple service. Hilkiah may also be linked to the high priest who found the Book of the Law during King Josiah's reign (<a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8</a>), though this is not definitively confirmed.<p><b>one of the priests in Anathoth</b><br>Anathoth was a Levitical city allocated to the descendants of Aaron, located a few miles northeast of Jerusalem. This setting emphasizes Jeremiah's priestly background, which would have influenced his understanding of religious law and temple practices. The mention of Anathoth also highlights the tension Jeremiah faced, as his messages often opposed the religious establishment.<p><b>in the territory of Benjamin</b><br>The tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and its territory bordered Judah. This geographical detail situates Jeremiah within the southern kingdom, which was the focus of his prophetic ministry. The location is significant as it underscores the political and social context of his prophecies, particularly during the turbulent times leading up to the Babylonian exile. Benjamin's proximity to Jerusalem also meant that Jeremiah was closely connected to the events and leadership in the capital.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance and faithfulness amidst persecution and rejection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hilkiah.htm">Hilkiah</a></b><br>Jeremiah's father, identified as a priest. This indicates Jeremiah's priestly lineage, which is significant in understanding his background and the authority with which he spoke.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/anathoth.htm">Anathoth</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin, known as a Levitical city. It was a place designated for the priests, which further emphasizes Jeremiah's priestly heritage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/territory_of_benjamin.htm">Territory of Benjamin</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, located near Jerusalem. This location is significant as it places Jeremiah in close proximity to the political and religious center of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_heritage.htm">Understanding Our Heritage</a></b><br>Just as Jeremiah's background as a priest influenced his ministry, our own heritage and upbringing can shape our calling and service to God. Reflect on how your background can be used for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_calling.htm">God's Sovereignty in Calling</a></b><br>Jeremiah's life demonstrates that God calls individuals according to His purpose, regardless of their personal qualifications or circumstances. Trust in God's sovereignty and respond to His call with obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Jeremiah faced significant opposition, yet he remained faithful to God's message. We are called to stand firm in our faith, even when faced with challenges or rejection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_place.htm">The Importance of Place</a></b><br>Anathoth, as a Levitical city, was a place of spiritual significance. Consider how your current place or community can be a platform for ministry and service.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_jeremiah.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_records_of_jeremiah's_stocks.htm">Why are there no surviving external records of Jeremiah’s public humiliation in the stocks (Jeremiah 20:2)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_jeremiah.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_enemy_forces_'like_clouds'.htm">Jeremiah 4:13: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence of enemy forces sweeping in “like clouds” and destroying the land as described? </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>I.</span><p>(1-3) The first three verses contain the title prefixed to the collection of prophecies by some later editor. This title would seem, from its unusual fulness, to have received one or more additions--<a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm" title="The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:">Jeremiah 1:1</a> giving the general title, <a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm" title="To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.">Jeremiah 1:2</a> the commencement of Jeremiah's prophetic work, <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm" title="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.">Jeremiah 1:3</a> the period of his chief activity and its conclusion. Strictly speaking, indeed, we see from the book itself that his work continued after the beginning of the captivity.<p><span class= "bld">The words of Jeremiah.</span>--The more usual title of prophetic books is "the word of the Lord by the prophet," but the title of Amos (<a href="/amos/1-1.htm" title="The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.">Amos 1:1</a>) is in the same form as this. The Hebrew for "words" has a somewhat wider connotation than the English, and is translated "acts" in <a href="/1_kings/11-41.htm" title="And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?">1Kings 11:41</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/33-18.htm" title="Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.">2Chronicles 33:18</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The words of Jeremiah</span>. This introductory formula only occurs here and in <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a>. The editor of Jeremiah and of Amos deserts the usual phrase ("burden" or , "utterance," "vision," "the word of the LORD which came," etc.) in order to give fuller information concerning the origin of the prophetic writers (but see on ver. 2). On the name Jeremiah, and on the position occupied by Hilkiah, see Introduction. <span class="cmt_word">That were in Anathoth</span>. So Vulgate; Septuagint, however (followed by Payne Smith), makes the relative refer to Jeremiah (<span class="greek">ὅς κατῴκει</span>). But in this case would not the phrase have been "Jeremiah the priest," etc. (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a>)? Anathoth was one of the priestly cities (<a href="/joshua/21-18.htm">Joshua 21:18</a>); it lay on or near the great northern road (<a href="/isaiah/10-30.htm">Isaiah 10:30</a>), and has been identified by Dr. Robinson (so also by Lieutenant Conder) with 'Anata, situated on a ridge, an hour and a quarter north-northeast from Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/1-1.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">[These are] the words</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<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">of 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">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 Hilkiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">חִלְקִיָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥil·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hilkiah -- 'my portion is Yah', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Anathoth</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲנָת֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6068.htm">Strong's 6068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anathoth -- a place near Jerusalem, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the territory</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Benjamin.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּנְיָמִֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bin·yā·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 66:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 1:2" /></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>