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Jeremiah 26:1

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of Josiah's son, King Jehoiakim of Judah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Indictments;   Jeremiah;   Minister, Christian;   Prophecy;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Eliakim;   Jehoiakim, King of Judah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Jeremiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Temple of Jerusalem;   Zephaniah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Micah;   Micah, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeremiah (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord:
Hebrew Names Version
In the beginning of the reign of Yehoiakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, came this word from the LORD, saying,
King James Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord , saying,
English Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord :
New American Standard Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,
New Century Version
This message came from the Lord soon after Jehoiakim son of Josiah became king of Judah.
Amplified Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,
World English Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from Yahweh, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, came this worde from the Lorde, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
Contemporary English Version
Soon after Jehoiakim became king of Judah, the Lord said:
Complete Jewish Bible
At the beginning of the reign of Y'hoyakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Y'hudah, this word came from Adonai :
Darby Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
This message came from the Lord during the first year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah.
George Lamsa Translation
IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Good News Translation
Soon after Jehoiakim son of Josiah became king of Judah,
Lexham English Bible
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
Literal Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this Word came from Jehovah, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the begynnynge of the reigne of Ioachim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda, came this worde from the LORDE, sayenge:
American Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,
Bible in Basic English
When Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king, this word came from the Lord, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from the LORD, saying:
King James Version (1611)
In the beginning of the reigne of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, came this word from the Lord, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the begynnyng of the raigne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda, came this worde from the Lorde, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the beginning of the reign of king Sedekias, there came this word concerning Ælam.
English Revised Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from the LORD, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the bigynnyng of the rewme of Joachym, the sone of Josie, kyng of Juda, this word was maad of the Lord, and seide,
Update Bible Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
New King James Version
Jeremiah 7:1-15">[xr] In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,
New Living Translation
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.
New Life Bible
In the beginning of the rule of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
New Revised Standard
At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came from the Lord :
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, came this word from Yahweh saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word from the Lord, saying:
Revised Standard Version
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD,
Young's Literal Translation
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been from Jehovah, saying:
THE MESSAGE
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this Message came from God to Jeremiah:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord spoke to Jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of Josiah's son, King Jehoiakim of Judah. 2 The Lord said, "Go stand in the courtyard of the Lord 's temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the Lord 's temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word! 3 Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing. 4 Tell them that the Lord says, ‘You must obey me! You must live according to the way I have instructed you in my laws. 5 You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again. But you have not paid any attention to them. 6 If you do not obey me, then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3394, bc 610, Jeremiah 1:3, Jeremiah 25:1, Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 35:1, Jeremiah 36:1, 2 Kings 23:34-36, 2 Chronicles 36:4, 2 Chronicles 36:5

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 24:5 - the rest Jeremiah 45:1 - in the Ezekiel 19:6 - he went

Cross-References

Genesis 25:11
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
Genesis 26:1
There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Genesis 26:2
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.
Genesis 26:22
Then he moved away from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over it, so Isaac named it Rehoboth, saying, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will prosper in the land."
Genesis 26:32
That day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug. "We've found water," they reported.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

came this word from the Lord, saying; as follows, to the prophet. This was in the year of the world 3394, and before Christ 610, according to Bishop Usher a; with whom agree Mr, Whiston b, and the authors of the Universal History c.

a Annales Vet. Test. p. 118. b Chronological Tables, cent. 9. c Vol. 21. p. 58.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 26:0 is a narrative of the danger to which Jeremiah was exposed by reason of the prophecy contained in Jeremiah 7:0 and should be read in connection with it. Jeremiah 26:4-6 contain a summary of the prediction contained in Jeremiah 7:0, and that again is but an outline of what was a long address.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXVI

Jeremiah, by the commend of God, goes into the court of the

Lord's house; and foretells the destruction of the temple and

city, if not prevented by the speedy repentance of the people,

1-7.

By this unwelcome prophecy his life was in great danger;

although saved by the influence of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

who makes a masterly defense for the prophet, 8-18.

Urijah is condemned, but escapes to Egypt; whence he is brought

back by Jehoiakim, and slain, 20-23.

Ahikam befriends Jeremiah, 24.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXVI

Verse Jeremiah 26:1. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim — As this prophecy must have been delivered in the first or second year of the reign of Jehoiakim, it is totally out of its place here. Dr. Blayney puts it before chap. xxxvi. (Jeremiah 36:0); and Dr. Dahler immediately after chap. ix. (Jeremiah 9:0), and before chap. xlvi. (Jeremiah 46:0)


 
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