Jeremiah 1:1 (GNV)

Passage

The wordes of Ieremiah the sonne of Hilkiah one of the Priests that were at Anathoth in the lande of Beniamin.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:1 The wordes of Ieremiah the sonne of Hilkiah one of the Priests that were at Anathoth in the lande of Beniamin.

Jeremiah 1:2 To whom the worde of the Lord came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon King of Iudah in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne:

Jeremiah 1:3 And also in the dayes of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah vnto the ende of the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah, the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, euen vnto the carying away of Ierusalem captiue in the fift moneth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wordes", "ieremiah", "sonne", "hilkiah", "priests", "anathoth", "lande", and "beniamin". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wordes" and "ieremiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "To whom the worde of the Lord...", so "wordes" and "ieremiah" should be read forward into that movement. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wordes" and "ieremiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.