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“And he was in the days of Jehoiakim And he was a prophet all the remaining days of Josiah, the days of his son Jehoiakim, and the days of his son Zedekiah, until the end of the eleventh year that is the year until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.”
“Here he describes the time of the prophecy, because he prophesied under three kings, concerning whom it is found in 4 Kings 20, and following. But since above he said, words, why here does he say, in the singular, word? To which it must be said that the prophetic words are indeed many in themselves, but they are one in their origin, because they originate from the uncreated Word. But since that word is eternal, as is said in John 1, how is it said to be made? And it must be said that it is not said to be made simply, but in relation to someone; not indeed by a change made in the word, but in him to whom, through the word, revelation is made: according to which manner God is said to have been made our refuge. Again it is asked why no mention is made of the other two kings, namely Joathan son of Josiah, and Joachim son of Joakim, who is also called by another name, Jechonias. And it must be said that each of these reigned only three months, as is said in 4 Kings 24. And because sacred Scripture does not concern itself with minutiae, they are reckoned together with the times of the other kings. In the fifth month, in which it was destroyed, though captured in the fourth month, as is said below, 39.”
“And it came also in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah,.... In the beginning of his reign, and in the fourth year of his reign; see Jer 25:1, no mention is made of Jehoahaz, who reigned between Josiah and Jehoiakim, because his reign was short, but three months, Kg2 23:31, and perhaps no word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in his time, though it did before and after: unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah; so that Jeremiah must prophesy in the land of Judea upwards of forty years; eighteen under Josiah, Kg2 22:11, three months under Jehoahaz, Kg2 23:31 eleven years under Jehoiakim, Kg2 23:36, three months under Jeconiah, Kg2 24:8, and eleven years under Zedekiah, when the city was besieged and taken, Kg2 25:2. Josiah had three sons as kings of Judah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah, under all whom Jeremiah prophesied: even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month: the month Ab, which answers to part of July and part of August; and it was on the ninth or tenth day of this month that the city of Jerusalem was burnt, and the people carried captive, Kg2 25:8 the ninth of the said month is now kept by the Jews as a fast on that account.”
“Joakim. His immediate predecessor and successor, both called Jechonias, (Haydock) are passed over, as their reign was short, (Calmet) only lasting three months each. (Haydock) — Fifth. Jerusalem was taken on the 9th of the preceding month. But the temple was not burnt, nor the captives sent off till the fifth month, or the 10th of the civil year, chap. xxxix. 8., and lii. 13., and 4 Kings xxv. 2. (Calmet) — Jeremias also prophesied in Egypt, chap. xliv. (Worthington) — But this title alludes to his principal predictions. (Menochius)”
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