Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 25:1

1 THE word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehojakim the son of Josiah king of Judah , that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon .

The fourth year of Jehojakim, was seven years and odd moneths before Jeconiah or Jehojakin his Son was carried into Captivity, as appears from 2 Kings 23.36. and chap. 24.8, 15. and eighteen years before the taking of the City, and the more general Captivity; which argueth that this Prophesie is misplaced, and set after the former, whereas in order of time it was sixteen or seventeen years before it.

This is said to be the first year of Nebuchadnezzar (called by Ptolomy, Nebopollassar.) It is said Dan. 1.1. that this Nebuchnadrezzar came up in the third year of Jehojakim; to which is answered. That the first year of Nebuchadnezzars reign must be understood of his absolute Reign, which concurred partly with the third, partly with the fourth year of Jehojakim, they say he was before a sharer in the Kingly Government with his Father, but this was the first year, that he had the name of King intirely given unto him.