Jeremiah 1:3

“and it came in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.”

Jeremiah 1:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 1:3, word by word

and it cameיְהִיyehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehoyakim

Jehoiakim

Jehoiakim: a name meaning "YHWH raises up." The name Pharaoh Neco gave to Eliakim son of Josiah when he made him king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34-24:6). Not to be confused with his son Jehoiachin.

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahu

Josiah

Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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the endתֹּםtom

end

To be over, reach its close.

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of the eleventh yearעַשְׁתֵּיashte

eleven

Eleven (always with "ten").

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of the eleventh yearעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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of the eleventh yearשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

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the exileגְּלוֹתgelot

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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in the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchamishi

fifth

The one in fifth place in an order.

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monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

2to whom the word of YHWH came in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;

3 · This verse (above)

4And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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