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, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
God's word also came during the reign of Jehoiakim (son of King Josiah) and continued until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign (also a son of Josiah), right up to when Jerusalem was captured and its people were taken away as prisoners in the fifth month.
This verse marks the time period of Jeremiah's ministry - from one king's reign through Jerusalem's destruction and exile.
📚 Historical Context
This covers approximately 40 years of Jeremiah's prophetic ministry (around 627-586 BC), spanning the reigns of multiple kings of Judah. The verse ends with the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC, when King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city and temple, taking the Jewish people into exile in Babylon.
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