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Jeremiah 36:1
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text dates the oracle to the fourth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah. The LORD delivers this message directly to the prophet Jeremiah.
The words — The Hebrew phrase בַּשָּׁנָה הָרְבִיעִת (ba.sha.Nah ha.re.vi.'It) literally renders "in the fourth year." This chronological marker anchors the subsequent prophetic command to a specific regnal period.
The thread — Jeremiah 25:1 uses the identical regnal dating for a separate oracle concerning Judah. The chronology of Jehoiakim’s reign also appears in 2 Kings 24:1 and 2 Chronicles 36:5 to frame the political and religious climate of the era.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that prophetic revelation is historically situated within a specific ruler’s reign. It demands attention to the precise timing of divine speech before moving to the recorded message.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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,
Cross-references
- 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 of Babylon.
- 2 Kings 24:1 During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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 of Josiah, king of Judah: