About Jeremiah

Hebrew Name

יִרְמְיָהוּ

English Name

Jeremiah

Phonetic Spelling

yir-m'-YA-hu
What does Jeremiah mean?
God is High

הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ מֵאֵת יְהֹוָה לֵאמֹר׃

The word which came to Yirmiyahu from Hashem:

Jeremiah 30:1

כִּי הִנֵּה יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וְשַׁבְתִּי אֶת־שְׁבוּת עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה אָמַר יְהֹוָה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתִּי לַאֲבוֹתָם וִירֵשׁוּהָ׃

For days are coming—declares Hashem—when I will restore the fortunes of My people Yisrael and Yehuda, said Hashem; and I will bring them back to the land that I gave their fathers, and they shall possess it.

KEE hi-NAY ya-MEEM ba-EEM n'-um a-do-NAI v'-shav-TEE et sh'-VUT a-MEE yis-ra-AYL vee-hu-DAH a-MAR a-do-NAI va-ha-shi-vo-TEEM el ha-A-retz a-sher na-TA-tee la-a-vo-TAM vee-ray-SHU-ha

Jeremiah 30:3

Description about Jeremiah
Jeremiah was a righteous prophet who lived during the tragic final years of Israel’s southern kingdom of Judah. During that time, he called on the nation to repent as he warned of the impending destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, but to no avail.
Attribute of Jeremiah
Love of the People of Israel, hope
Where is Jeremiah in the Bible?
The Book of Jeremiah
What did Jeremiah do in the Bible?
While Jeremiah is known as the prophet of doom, his prophecies also contain much promise. Jeremiah authored the Book of Lamentations as a reaction to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple at the hand of the Babylonians.
What does the Bible say about Jeremiah?
Hopeful

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