Jeremiah 36:1 meaning and explanation
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Jeremiah 36:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse dates Jeremiah's message to the fourth year of King Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, around 605 BC, when Babylon was rising and Judah's security was failing. The formula "this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD" is the standard way the prophets describe revelation: God takes the initiative, not the prophet.
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