Bible Dictionary
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was a prophet and priest from Anathoth who warned Judah before and during the Babylonian conquest. He endured persecution, proclaimed judgment and restoration, and was taken to Egypt after Jerusalem fell.
Biblical Usage
The prophet Jeremiah was called while young in Josiah’s reign. He aided the reform, warned Judah of Babylonian judgment, endured persecution and imprisonment, witnessed Jerusalem’s fall, and was later taken to Egypt with Johanan and Baruch.
Scripture References
1 Chronicles 12:10
1 Chronicles 12:13
1 Chronicles 12:4
1 Chronicles 5:24
2 Kings 23:31
Jeremiah 1:1
Jeremiah 32:6
2 Kings 23:1-25
2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah 36:5
Jeremiah 36:32
Jeremiah 37:4
Jeremiah 37:5
Jeremiah 43:6
Nehemiah 10:2-8
Nehemiah 12:1
Nehemiah 12:12
Jeremiah 35:3
Jeremiah 14:13
Jeremiah 23:7
Jeremiah 19:10-13
Jeremiah 15:20
2 Kings 24
Jeremiah 32:6-9
Jeremiah 43:10
Jeremiah 1:18