Jeremiah 1:1 (KJV)

Passage

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Jeremiah 1:2 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.

Jeremiah 1:3 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, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "words", "jeremiah", "hilkiah", "priests", "anathoth", "land", and "benjamin". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "words" and "jeremiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "To whom the word of the LORD...", so "words" and "jeremiah" 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 "words" and "jeremiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.