John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 2:1

"And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying," — Jeremiah 2:1 (ASV)

Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying .
] Here begins the book, and Jeremiah's first sermon; and the following contains the message he was sent with, to which the preceding chapter is only a preface or introduction. The Targum calls it, ``the word of the prophecy from before the Lord.''