Jeremiah 26 · Verse 1

Jeremiah 26:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying,
Jeremiah 26:1, King James Version

Jeremiah 26:1 in other translations

BSBAt the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
WEBIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
ASVIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,
YLTIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been from Jehovah, saying:
DARBYIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, came this word from Jehovah, saying,
BBEWhen Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king, this word came from the Lord, saying,
WebsterIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

What does Jeremiah 26:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

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, Jer 26:1-7. 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, Jer 26:8-18. Urijah is condemned, but escapes to Egypt; whence he is brought hack by Jehoiakim, and slain, Jer 26:20-23. Ahikam befriends Jeremiah, Jer 26:24. Verse 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. 36.; and Dr. Dahler immediately after chap. ix., and before chap. 46.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 26:1-6
The destruction of the temple and city foretold. (Jr 26:1-6) Jeremiah's life is threatened. (Jr 26:7-15) He is defended by the elders. (Jr 26:16-24) Verses 1-6 God's ambassadors must not seek to please men, or to save themselves from harm. See how God waits to be gracious. If they persisted in disobedience, it would ruin their city and temple. Can any thing else be expected? Those who will not be subject to the commands of God, make themselves subject to the curse of God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 26:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbe.re.Shitin [the] beginning ofH7225
מַמְלְכ֛וּתmam.le.Khut[the] reign ofH4468
יְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
הָיָה֙ha.Yahit cameH1961
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe wordH1697
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
מֵאֵ֥תme.'Etfrom withH854
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 26:1

  • 2 Chronicles 36:4-5

    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

  • Jeremiah 27:1

    In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

  • Jeremiah 35:1

    The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

  • 2 Kings 23:34-36

    And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh–nechoh. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

  • Jeremiah 36:1

    And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

  • Jeremiah 25:1

    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;

  • Jeremiah 1:3

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Jeremiah by promises and threatenings exhorts to repentance.
8 He is therefore apprehended,
10 and arraigned.
12 His apology.
16 He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah,
20 and of Urijah,
24 and by the care of Ahikam.

A.M. 3394. B.C. 610.
1:3; 25:1; 27:1; 35:1; 36:1; 2Ki 23:34-36; 2Ch 36:4,5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 26:1

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

  • Jeremiah 26:2

    Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

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Jeremiah 26:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
EN el principio del reinado de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, fué esta palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
***Au commencement du règne de Jehoïakim, fils de Josias, roi de Juda, cette parole vint de par l’ Éternel, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Im Anfang der Regierung Jojakims, des Sohnes Josias, des Königs von Juda, geschah dieses Wort von seiten Jehovas also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In principio regni Joakim filii Josiæ regis Juda, factum est verbum istud a Domino, dicens: