Jeremiah Chapter 1 verse 1 Holy Bible
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkijah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who `are' in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - The words of Jeremiah. This introductory formula only occurs here and in Amos 1:1. The editor of Jeremiah and of Amos deserts the usual phrase ("burden" or , "utterance," "vision," "the word of the LORD which came," etc.) in order to give fuller information concerning the origin of the prophetic writers (but see on ver. 2). On the name Jeremiah, and on the position occupied by Hilkiah, see Introduction. That were in Anathoth. So Vulgate; Septuagint, however (followed by Payne Smith), makes the relative refer to Jeremiah (ὅς κατῴκει). But in this case would not the phrase have been "Jeremiah the priest," etc. (comp. Ezekiel 1:1)? Anathoth was one of the priestly cities (Joshua 21:18); it lay on or near the great northern road (Isaiah 10:30), and has been identified by Dr. Robinson (so also by Lieutenant Conder) with 'Anata, situated on a ridge, an hour and a quarter north-northeast from Jerusalem.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersI.(1-3) The first three verses contain the title prefixed to the collection of prophecies by some later editor. This title would seem, from its unusual fulness, to have received one or more additions--Jeremiah 1:1 giving the general title, Jeremiah 1:2 the commencement of Jeremiah's prophetic work, Jeremiah 1:3 the period of his chief activity and its conclusion. Strictly speaking, indeed, we see from the book itself that his work continued after the beginning of the captivity.The words of Jeremiah.--The more usual title of prophetic books is "the word of the Lord by the prophet," but the title of Amos (Amos 1:1) is in the same form as this. The Hebrew for "words" has a somewhat wider connotation than the English, and is translated "acts" in 1Kings 11:41; 2Chronicles 33:18. . . .
