Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying:—

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In The 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,

In Context

2Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of the house of Jehovah, and speak to those who come from all the cities of Judah to worship in the house of Jehovah all the words which I have commanded thee to speak to them; abate not a word.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 1:3to whom it also 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 carrying away of Jerusalem into captivity in the fifth month.

Jeremiah 27:1In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from Jehovah.

Jeremiah 36:1And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:1

As in the history of the Acts of the Apostles that of their preaching and that of their suffering are interwoven, so it is in the account we have of the prophet Jeremiah; witness this chapter, where we are told, I. How faithfully he preached, ver. 1-6 . II. How spitefully he was persecuted for so doing by the priests and the prophets, ver. 7-11 . III. How bravely he stood to his doctrine, in the face of his persecutors, ver. 12-15 . IV. How wonderfully he was protected and delivered by the prudence of the princes… Read the whole commentary →

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