Jeremiah 26:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

The prophecies which gave the offence were those given in detail in Jeremiah 7:1-34; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 9:1-26 (cf. Jeremiah 26:6, "I will make this The prophecies which gave the offence were those given in detail in Jeremiah 7:1-34; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 9:1-26 (cf. Jeremiah 26:6, "I will make this house like Shiloh," here, with Jeremiah 7:12; Jeremiah 7:14); and summarily referred to here (Maurer), probably pronounced at one of the great feasts (that of Tabernacles, according to Usher; because the inhabitants of "all the cities of Judah" are represented as present, Jeremiah 26:2). See note, Jeremiah 7:1.

Jeremiah 26:1

1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,