Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 27:1

"In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying," — Jeremiah 27:1 (ASV)

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim. The mention of Zedekiah's name as king of Judah in Jeremiah 27:3 shows that the Hebrew text has perpetuated an error here, probably due to the transcriber or the first editor of the collected prophecies.

Therefore, we must consider the state of affairs that followed the death of Jehoiakim, and the deposition and exile of Jehoiachin. The tone of the prophecy seems to indicate a time around the middle of Zedekiah’s reign. His position was that of a tributary sovereign, subject to Nebuchadnezzar. He and the neighboring kings, who were in a similar position, had not entirely renounced the hope of throwing off the yoke and asserting their independence.