KJV ORIGINAL
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, which was the same as the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse marks the timing of when God gave Jeremiah a specific message - during the final years before Jerusalem's destruction.
📚 Historical Context
This was around 588-587 BC, near the end of the kingdom of Judah. King Zedekiah was the last king of Judah, and Nebuchadnezzar was the powerful Babylonian king who had been conquering surrounding nations. Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonian army at this time, and the city would fall within about a year.
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