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Jeremiah was active as a prophet from the thirteenth year of Josiah, king of Judah (626 BC), [10] until after the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 587 BC. [11] This period spanned the reigns of five kings of Judah: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. [10] The prophetess Huldah was a relative and ...
The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Jeremiah (born probably after 650 bce, Anathoth, Judah—died c. 570 bce, Egypt) was a Hebrew prophet, reformer, and author of a biblical book that bears his name.He was closely involved in the political and religious events of a crucial era in the history of the ancient Near East; his spiritual leadership helped his fellow countrymen survive disasters that included the capture of Jerusalem by ...
Feb 27, 2020 · Known as the Weeping Prophet, Jeremiah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament, right before Judah ultimately fell to Babylon and was led away into captivity. Jeremiah’s most lasting legacy may in fact be one of hope. One of the most oft-quoted verses in the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11, has offered hope to believers for ...
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Jeremiah, who had found a kindred spirit in the godly Josiah and perhaps had proclaimed the messages recorded in 11:1-8; 17:19-27 during the king's reformation movement, lamented Josiah's death (see 2Ch 35:25 and note). Josiah's son Jehoahaz (see NIV text note on 22:11 ), also knwn as Shallum, is mentioned only briefly in the book of Jeremiah ...
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Jeremiah 30. 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity a My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD.
The southern kingdom of Judah fell during Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry (586 BC), having been threatened for many years by outside powers—first Assyria and Egypt and then by their eventual conquerors, Babylon. Jeremiah found himself addressing a nation hurtling headlong toward judgment from God. The Israelites may have feared the future as ...
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