Jeremiah 1:2 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

Nearby Context

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

Jeremiah 1:2 Yahweh’s word came to him 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, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Jeremiah 1:4 Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "word", "came", "days", "josiah", "amon", "king", and "judah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The words of Jeremiah the son of..." into verse 3's "It came also in the days of...", so "yahweh" and "word" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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