From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, the word of Yahweh has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The twenty-third year – that is, nineteen under Josiah, and four under Jehoiakim. This prophecy divides itself into three parts:

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The twenty-third year (B.C. 603-4) — Thus, there had been nineteen years of prophetic work under Josiah, and between three and fou…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jeremiah now remonstrates with the Jews, because they had not only treacherously departed from the true worship of God and despised the whole teach…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day The year in which Jeremiah began to pr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, he gives the universal threat against the princes of all the nations, and it is divided into two parts.

In the first part, he speaks o…

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