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History Sets the Stage
Commentators emphasize that this verse firmly grounds Jeremiah's prophecy in a specific historical moment: the 4th year of King Jehoiakim, which was also the 1st year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This wasn't a vague prediction; it was a divine message delivered at a pivotal time when Babylon was rising as the new world power, demonstrating that God works through real-world political events.
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 25:1
18th Century
Theologian
The fourth year - See (Daniel 1:1) note. This invasion of Judea, in which Daniel was carried captive to Babylon, was according t…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 25:1
19th Century
Bishop
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah. —We are carried back in the present arrangement of Jeremiah’s prophecies to a m…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 25:1
16th Century
Theologian
His prophecy undoubtedly preceded the vision we have just explained. This vision had been presented to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim died and Zedekiah be…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 25:1
17th Century
Pastor
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of
Judah
Not only in the cit…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 25:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The call to turn from evil ways to the worship and service of God, and for sinners to trust in Christ and partake of his salvation, concerns all pe…