Jeremiah 1:1 says that Jeremiah was a priest and the son of Hilkiah. KJV 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 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. CHAPTER 1. Jeremiah 1:1 Context. Jeremiah 1:1-2 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. [Jeremiah 1:1] The difficulties he encountered, as described in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet". Biblical Commentary Jeremiah 1:4-10, 17-19 EXEGESIS: JEREMIAH 1:1-3. THE CONTEXT. 1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 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. The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah This is the general title of the whole book, and includes all his discourses, sermons, and prophecies; and designs not his own words, but the words of the Lord, which were put into his mouth, and he delivered under divine inspiration. Jeremiah 1 Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV). Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah, a kohen (Jewish priest) from the Benjamite village of Anathoth. Jeremiah 1:1-10 English Standard Version (ESV). 1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one a of the priests who were in b Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the L ord came in the days of c Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in d the thirteenth year of his reign. 1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, who was one of the priests from Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. Lineage and early life. The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, Read verse in New International Version The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since no other identification is given to specify which Hilkiah is meant, it is likely that there was only one Hilkiah available, the man who was the High Priest in the time of Josiah, when Jeremiah also began to prophesy. Jeremiah. 1 The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from Anathoth, * in the land of Benjamin. 1 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], 2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah in the thirteenth year of his reign. 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 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 1:1. Jeremiah 1 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC).