Jeremiah 1:1 - Easy To Read Version1 These are the messages of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the son of a man named Hilkiah. Jeremiah belonged to the family of priests that lived in the city of Anathoth. {\cf2\super [1]} That city is in the land that belongs to the family group of Benjamin. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 THE WORDS of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin [two or three miles north of Jerusalem], Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 These are the words of Jeremiah, Hilkiah’s son, who was one of the priests from Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. Ver Capítulo |
And so the things the Lord told the people of Israel through the prophet Jeremiah really happened. The Lord had said through Jeremiah: “This place will be an empty wasteland for 70 years. {\cf2\super [456]} This will happen to make up for the Sabbath rests {\cf2\super [457]} that the people didn’t do.”
Then King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, “I should kill you, but I will let you go back to your home in Anathoth. I will not kill you now because you helped to carry the Holy Box [8] of the Lord while marching with my father David. And I know that you shared in the hard times, just like my father.”
During the first year {\cf2\super [1]} that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord encouraged Cyrus to make an announcement. Cyrus put that announcement in writing and had it read every place in his kingdom. This happened so that the Lord’s message that was spoken through Jeremiah {\cf2\super [2]} would truly happen. This is the announcement: