Atomic Bible

Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days.

Jeremiah

Named in 124 verses across 5 books, first in 2 Chronicles 35:25.

יִרְמְיָ֫הוּJeremiah

ἹερεμίαςJeremiah

The name means “exaltation of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Father
Hilkiah

About Jeremiah Written by AI

Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, was one of the major prophets of the Old Testament. He lived and prophesied during the reigns of the last kings of Judah, including Josiah, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. Jeremiah's ministry spanned over 40 years, during which he warned the people of Judah about the impending Babylonian exile and called them to repentance and faithfulness to God. Jeremiah faced significant opposition and persecution for his messages, which often contradicted the false hopes and political ambitions of the kings and people of Judah. He was threatened, imprisoned, and even thrown into a cistern. Despite these challenges, Jeremiah remained faithful to his prophetic calling and continued to deliver God's words to the nation. Jeremiah's prophecies also included messages of hope and restoration, foretelling the eventual return of the exiles to their homeland and the establishment of a new covenant between God and His people. His writings, which include the book of Jeremiah and the book of Lamentations, provide a detailed account of the events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity, as well as his personal struggles and faith in God. Jeremiah's prophecies are referenced in the New Testament, and he is considered a significant figure in both Jewish and Christian traditions. His life and message continue to inspire and challenge readers to remain faithful to God in the face of adversity and to trust in His ultimate plan for redemption and restoration.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Jeremiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10).

(2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13).

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(3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4).

(4.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan (1 Chr. 5:24).

(5.) The father of Hamutal (2 Kings 23:31), the wife of Josiah.

(6.) One of the “greater prophets” of the Old Testament, son of Hilkiah (q.v.), a priest of Anathoth (Jer. 1:1; 32:6). He was called to the prophetical office when still young (1:6), in the thirteenth year of Josiah (B.C. 628). He left his native place, and went to reside in Jerusalem, where he greatly assisted Josiah in his work of reformation (2 Kings 23:1-25). The death of this pious king was bewailed by the prophet as a national calamity (2 Chr. 35:25).

During the three years of the reign of Jehoahaz we find no reference to Jeremiah, but in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the enmity of the people against him broke out in bitter persecution, and he was placed apparently under restraint (Jer. 36:5). In the fourth year of Jehoiakim he was commanded to write the predictions given to him, and to read them to the people on the fast-day. This was done by Baruch his servant in his stead, and produced much public excitement. The roll was read to the king. In his recklessness he seized the roll, and cut it to pieces, and cast it into the fire, and ordered both Baruch and Jeremiah to be apprehended. Jeremiah procured another roll, and wrote in it the words of the roll the king had destroyed, and “many like words” besides (Jer. 36:32).

He remained in Jerusalem, uttering from time to time his words of warning, but without effect. He was there when Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city (Jer. 37:4, 5), B.C. 589. The rumour of the approach of the Egyptians to aid the Jews in this crisis induced the Chaldeans to withdraw and return to their own land. This, however, was only for a time. The prophet, in answer to his prayer, received a message from God announcing that the Chaldeans would come again and take the city, and burn it with fire (37:7, 8). The princes, in their anger at such a message by Jeremiah, cast him into prison (37:15-38:13). He was still in confinement when the city was taken (B.C. 588). The Chaldeans released him, and showed him great kindness, allowing him to choose the place of his residence. He accordingly went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, who had been made governor of Judea. Johanan succeeded Gedaliah, and refusing to listen to Jeremiah’s counsels, went down into Egypt, taking Jeremiah and Baruch with him (Jer. 43:6). There probably the prophet spent the remainder of his life, in vain seeking still to turn the people to the Lord, from whom they had so long revolted (44). He lived till the reign of Evil-Merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and must have been about ninety years of age at his death. We have no authentic record of his death. He may have died at Tahpanhes, or, according to a tradition, may have gone to Babylon with the army of Nebuchadnezzar; but of this there is nothing certain.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. 2 Chronicles 35:25

    Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

  2. 2 Chronicles 36:12

    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.

  3. 2 Chronicles 36:21

    So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.

  4. 2 Chronicles 36:22

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  5. Ezra 1:1

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  6. Jeremiah 1:1

    These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

  7. Jeremiah 1:11

    And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

  8. Jeremiah 7:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  9. Jeremiah 11:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

  10. Jeremiah 14:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

  11. Jeremiah 18:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

  12. Jeremiah 18:18

    Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

  13. Jeremiah 19:14

    Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,

  14. Jeremiah 20:1

    When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

  15. Jeremiah 20:2

    he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

  16. Jeremiah 20:3

    The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

  17. Jeremiah 21:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,

  18. Jeremiah 21:3

    But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that

  19. Jeremiah 24:3

    “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.”

  20. Jeremiah 25:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

  21. Jeremiah 25:2

    So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:

  22. Jeremiah 25:13

    I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

  23. Jeremiah 26:7

    Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,

  24. Jeremiah 26:8

    and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!

  25. Jeremiah 26:9

    How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

  26. Jeremiah 26:12

    But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

  27. Jeremiah 26:20

    Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.

  28. Jeremiah 26:24

    Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

  29. Jeremiah 27:1

    At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.

  30. Jeremiah 28:5

    Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.

  31. Jeremiah 28:6

    “Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.

  32. Jeremiah 28:10

    Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

  33. Jeremiah 28:11

    And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.

  34. Jeremiah 28:12

    But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

  35. Jeremiah 28:15

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

  36. Jeremiah 29:1

    This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  37. Jeremiah 29:27

    So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

  38. Jeremiah 29:29

    (Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)

  39. Jeremiah 29:30

    Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

  40. Jeremiah 30:1

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

And 84 more

Jeremiah 32:1, 32:2, 32:6, 32:26, 33:1, 33:19, 33:23, 34:1, 34:6, 34:8, 34:12, 35:1, 35:12, 35:18, 36:1, 36:4, 36:5, 36:8, 36:10, 36:19, 36:26, 36:27, 36:32, 37:2, 37:3, 37:4, 37:6, 37:12, 37:13, 37:14, 37:15, 37:16, 37:17, 37:18, 37:21, 38:1, 38:6, 38:7, 38:9, 38:10, 38:11, 38:12, 38:13, 38:14, 38:15, 38:16, 38:17, 38:19, 38:20, 38:24, 38:27, 38:28, 39:11, 39:14, 39:15, 40:1, 40:2, 40:6, 42:2, 42:4, 42:5, 42:7, 43:1, 43:2, 43:6, 43:8, 44:1, 44:15, 44:20, 44:24, 45:1, 46:1, 46:13, 47:1, 49:34, 50:1, 51:59, 51:60, 51:61, 51:64

Daniel 9:2

Matthew 2:17, 16:14, 27:9

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