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Jeremiah 36:1

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In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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 Jehovah, saying,

KJV

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,

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This verse in Jeremiah 36

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim - See Jer 25:1 note. The present chapter belongs to the very end of that year. The capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar took place early in Jehoiakim’s fourth year, long before the writing of Jehoiakim’s scroll. The humiliation seems to have sunk deeply into the heart of Jehoiakim, and when Jeremiah prophesied extended dominion to the Chaldaeans Jer 36:29, his anger knew no bounds.

This site's exposition

the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah

on Jeremiah 36:1-4

The command comes in Jehoiakim's fourth year and covers everything Jeremiah has preached since the days of Josiah, all the words against Israel, Judah, and the nations gathered onto one roll, more than twenty years of oracles compiled at once. The purpose is stated before a word is written, it may be that the house of Judah will hear... that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin, mercy still the goal of a book about to be condemned. Jeremiah dictates and Baruch the son of Neriah writes it down, the first appearance of the scribe whose name will carry through the rest of the chapter and into 43 and 45.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַֽיְהִי֙and it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • בַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the year

    bashanahH8141 →877 times

  • הָרְבִיעִ֔ת<the> fourth

    hareviitH7243 →56 times

  • לִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםof Jehoiakim

    lihoyakimH3079 →37 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּJosiah

    yoshiyahuH2977 →53 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֑הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • הָיָ֞הit came

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • הַדָּבָ֤רthe word

    hadavarH1697 →1440 times

  • הַזֶּה֙<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • אֶֽל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiah

    yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times

  • מֵאֵ֥תfrom with

    meetH854 →929 times

  • יְהוָ֖הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 45:1This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:6 worksJeremiah 25:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.5 worksJeremiah 46:2concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:4 worksJeremiah 35:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:2 works2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim was twenty-five 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.2 works2 Kings 24:1–2During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 36:9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.2 worksJeremiah 26:1At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 36:5

    Jehoiakim was twenty-five 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.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 26:1

      At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Kings 23:36–37

      Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 25:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 46:2

      concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 2 Kings 24:1–2

      During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 35:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 25:1

      This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 45:1

    This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 36:4

      So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.

    • Jeremiah 32:12

      and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews…

    • Jeremiah 36:32

      Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 36 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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