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The Weeping Prophet — preached for 40 years and was mostly ignored
Also known as The Weeping Prophet
Multiple bullae of his named associates: "Belonging to Baruch son of Neriah the scribe" published 1975 by Nahman Avigad; "Belonging to Gedaliah son of Pashhur" and "Belonging to Jucal son of Shelemiah" discovered 2005-2008 by Eilat Mazar in City of David
A prophet called as a teenager who preached in Jerusalem for about 40 years, right through its fall to Babylon. He was thrown in a cistern, put in stocks, and told to stop prophesying. He didn't. He wrote the book of Lamentations mourning Jerusalem's destruction — also predicted the New Covenant — the one Jesus fulfilled. He kept going even when nobody listened.
Jeremiah pours out raw grief over Jerusalem's destruction in some of the most heartbreaking poetry in the Bible.
Jeremiah Thrown into a CisternThe ProphetsOfficials throw Jeremiah into a muddy cistern to die, but an unlikely rescuer pulls him out.
Jeremiah's Call and CommissionThe ProphetsGod tells a young Jeremiah he was chosen before birth — and the job won't be easy.
The Fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah)The ProphetsBabylon finally breaks through Jerusalem's walls, and everything Jeremiah warned about comes true.
The New Covenant PromiseThe ProphetsGod promises through Jeremiah that a new kind of covenant is coming — one written on human hearts.
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67 chapters across 13 books
Jeremiah is the recipient of God's stunning declaration in verses 4–5 — that he was known, set apart, and appointed as a prophet before he was even born.
Nothing Else Even Comes CloseJeremiah 10:6-9Jeremiah shifts from critique to praise here, declaring that once you see the contrast between lifeless idols and the Lord, the only fitting response is awe — there is simply no comparison.
The Deal They ForgotJeremiah 11:1-5Jeremiah receives the covenant message directly from God and is commissioned to deliver it to Judah and Jerusalem, responding simply with 'So be it, Lord' — an acceptance of a deeply difficult assignment.
The Complaint Everyone's Afraid to PrayJeremiah 12:1-4Jeremiah opens his complaint by first affirming God's righteousness, then immediately pressing his case: why do the dishonest prosper while he, the faithful one, suffers? His honesty here models courageous trust, not rebellion.
A Linen Belt and a Long WalkJeremiah 13:1-7Jeremiah is the one carrying out God's peculiar linen belt assignment — traveling to the Euphrates, burying the belt, returning to dig it up, and discovering it has rotted into uselessness.
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Jeremiah composed a lament for the fallen Josiah — the prophet who served alongside the king during the reform era honors his death with a funeral song that became a lasting tradition in Israel.
The Last King Standing2 Chronicles 36:11-14Jeremiah is present in this passage as God's active voice speaking directly to Zedekiah — making the king's rebellion even more inexcusable, since divine warning was not absent but deliberately ignored and rejected.
Jeremiah of Libnah is named as the father of Hamutal, mother of the new king Jehoahaz — a geographical reference establishing the lineage of Josiah's short-lived successor, not the prophet Jeremiah.
The Walls Close In2 Kings 25:1-7Jeremiah is cited here as the prophet who had explicitly warned Zedekiah that rebellion against Babylon would end in disaster — his prophecy now fulfilled with brutal precision.
Jeremiah is cited here as another prophet who deployed the Branch imagery for a future Davidic restorer, showing that Zechariah's vision draws on an established prophetic thread.
The Man Called BranchZechariah 6:12-13Jeremiah is cited alongside Isaiah as another prophet who used the Branch title, reinforcing that Zechariah's crown ceremony taps into a well-established prophetic tradition pointing toward a coming Davidic ruler.
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