Jeremiah 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who <FI>are<Fi> in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 1:1 Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who <FI>are<Fi> in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,

Jeremiah 1:2 unto whom the word of Jehovah hath been in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,

Jeremiah 1:3 and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem 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 "unto whom the word of Jehovah hath...", 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.