The whole period contained in this verse is no less than 40 years and 6 months, namely, 18 years under Josiah, two periods of 11 years each under J…

The first three verses contain the title prefixed to the collection of prophecies by some later editor. This title would seem, from its unusual ful…

Jeremiah was a young man when he was called to the prophetic office; and he was sent by God, as a young prophet, to help the young king, Josiah. Hi…

I have said that the time when Jeremiah began to discharge his office as a Prophet in God’s Church is not stated here without reason. It was when t…

And it came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah In the beginning of his reign, and in the four…

Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. He was to be a prophet, not only to the Jews but also to the neighbouring nati…

1. Here, he describes the time of the prophecy, because he prophesied in succession under the three kings mentioned in 2 Kings 20.