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Jeremiah 1:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— unto whom came the word of Yahweh, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah,—in the thirteenth year of his reign;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— unto whom the word of Jehovah hath been in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— To whom the worde of the Lorde came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon King of Iudah in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne:
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— To whom the word of the LORD came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon king of Iudah, in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— 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.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [accordingly] as the word of God came to him in the days of Josiah{gr.Josias} son of Amos king of Judah{gr.Juda}, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— To whom the word of Yahweh came in the days of Yoshiyyah the son of Amon king of Yehudah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
To whom x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
the word 1697
{1697} Prime
דָּבָר
dabar
{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
of Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
came x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
in the days 3117
{3117} Prime
יוֹם
yowm
{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
of Yö´šiyyà יֹאשִׁיָּה 2977
{2977} Prime
יֹאשִׁיָּה
Yo'shiyah
{yo-shee-yaw'}
From the same root as H0803 and H3050; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.
the son 1121
{1121} Prime
בֵּן
ben
{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of ´Ämôn אָמוֹן 526
{0526} Prime
אָמוֹן
'Amown
{aw-mone'}
The same as H0525; Amon, the name of three Israelites.
king 4428
{4428} Prime
מֶּלֶךְ
melek
{meh'-lek}
From H4427; a king.
of Yæhûđà יְהוּדָה, 3063
{3063} Prime
יְהוּדָה
Y@huwdah
{yeh-hoo-daw'}
From H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.
in the thirteenth 7969
{7969} Prime
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shalowsh
{shaw-loshe'}
The last two forms being masculine; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiplicative) thrice.
6240
{6240} Prime
עָשָׂר
`asar
{aw-sawr'}
For H6235; ten (only in combination), that is, the 'teens'; also (ordinal) a 'teenth'.
year 8141
{8141} Prime
שָׁנֵה
shaneh
{shaw-neh'}
(The first form being in plural only, the second form being feminine); from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time).
of his reign. 4427
{4427} Prime
מָלַךְ
malak
{maw-lak'}
A primitive root; to reign; inceptively to ascend the throne; causatively to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Jeremiah 1:2-3

_ _ Jehoiakim ... Josiah ... Zedekiah — Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin are omitted for they reigned only three months each. The first and last of the kings under whom each prophet prophesied are often thus specified in the general title. See on these kings, and Jeremiah’s life, see my Introduction.

_ _ thirteenth ... of his reign — (Jeremiah 25:3).

_ _ fifth month — (2 Kings 25:8).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Jeremiah 1:1-3.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 1:2

The word — That commission from God that authorized him to his prophetic work, for the space of forty — one years successively in Judea, viz. from the 13th year of Josiah to the 11th year of Zedekiah, besides the time that he prophesied in Egypt. In the days — During his reign. Thirteenth — By which it appears that Jeremiah prophesied the last eighteen years of Josiah's reign; for he reigned thirty — one years, 2 Kings 22:1.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Jeremiah 1:2

To whom the (d) word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

(d) This is spoken to confirm his calling and office, as he did not presume of himself to preach and prophecy, but was called to it by God.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the word:

Jeremiah 1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
1 Kings 13:20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
Hosea 1:1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Micah 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

in the days:

2 Kings 21:25-26 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ... And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 22:1-23:37 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. ... And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Chronicles 34:1-35:27 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. ... And his deeds, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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1K 13:20. 2K 21:25; 22:1. 2Ch 34:1. Jr 1:4, 11. Ho 1:1. Jna 1:1. Mi 1:1.

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