Jeremiah 1:1-3

Jeremiah 1:1-3

[1] The words  of Jeremiah  the son  of Hilkiah,  of the priests  that were in Anathoth  in the land  of Benjamin:  [2] To whom the word  of the LORD  came in the days  of Josiah  the son  of Amon  king  of Judah,  in the thirteenth  year  of his reign.  [3] It came also in the days  of Jehoiakim  the son  of Josiah  king  of Judah,  unto the end  of the eleventh  year  of Zedekiah  the son  of Josiah  king  of Judah,  of Jerusalem  captive  in the fifth  month. 

What does Jeremiah 1:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Most of the prophetical books begin with some indication of authorship and date to put them in their historical contexts, and this is true of the Book of Jeremiah.