If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Jeremiah, try our name generator. This, however, was only for a time. Bibliography Information Moreover, it must not be forgotten that Jeremiah from the outset speaks of a deportation of his people to this foreign land (3:18; 5:19), while an exile of Israel in the country of the Scythians was out of the question. 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. However, in general, the Greek version is very free, and often is done without an understanding of the subject; and there are reasons to believe that the translator shortened the text, when he thought the style of Jeremiah too heavy. We're excited that you have an opinion about the name Jeremiah. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeremiah_(given_name)&oldid=979758364, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Jeremiah Danvers, Kara Danvers/Supergirl's foster father in, Jeremiah Johnson, the title character of the, Xanthous King Jeremiah, in the video game, This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 16:37. Their first goal was Tahpanhes (Daphne), a town in Lower Egypt. What Jeremiah was to preach was the judgment upon Judah.

626) to the prophetic office, and prophesied forty-two years; but we have hardly any mention of him during the eighteen years between his call and Josiahs death, or during the short reign of Jehoahaz. He again returned to the court of the guard, where he remained until Jerusalem was taken.

After the capture of the city, Jeremiah was treated with great consideration by the Babylonians, who knew that he had spoken in favor of their government (39:11; 40:1). Jeremi, The book fell into the hands of the king, who burned it. He was, however, no modern idealist, but respected also the Divine ordinances (compare 11:1-8). Jeremiah 50 and 51, the discourses against Babylon, have the distinct impress of Jeremiah. Dickens used the name in two of his novels--Little Dorrit and A Tale of Two Cities-- and other fictional Jeremiahs have been spotted in such movies and TV shows as Oz, Zoey101 and The Princess Diaries. Katone, But it is unthinkable that Jeremiah expected nothing more than a plundering and a booty-seeking expedition of the Scythian nomad hordes. Character. Thus it is more probable that Baruch, at a later time, made supplementary additions to the original book, which the prophet had dictated without any personal data. 607-598, he opposed the Egyptian party, then dominant in Jerusalem, and maintained that they only way of safety lay in accepting the supremacy of the Chaldeans. He was compelled to forego the pleasures of youth (15:17). As the reason for this judgment Jeremiah everywhere mentioned the apostasy from Yahweh, the idolatry, which was practiced on bamoth, or the "high places" by Judah, as this had been done by Israel. They crossed through Canaan, passing by on their march from East to West, near Beth-shean (Scythopolis). However, during the time of the siege and afterward, such predictions are more frequent (compare 23:1; 24:6; 47:2-7; and in the "Book of Comfort," chapters 30-33). (German) Geremia 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. In 1 Esdras 1:28,32,47,57; 2 Esdras 2:18, English Versions of the Bible has "Jeremy," so the King James Version in 2 Macc 2:1,5,7; Matthew 2:17; 27:9; in Matthew 16:14, the King James Version has "Jeremias," but the Revised Version (British and American) in 2 Maccabees and Matthew has "Jeremiah.". Outspoken heathenism had been introduced by such men as King Manasseh, even the sacrifice of children to the honor of Baal-Molech in the valley of Hinnom (7:31; 19:5; 32:35), and the worship of "the queen of heaven" (7:18; 44:19). Johanan succeeded Gedaliah, and refusing to listen to Jeremiah's counsels, went down into Egypt, taking Jeremiah and Baruch with him ( Jeremiah 43:6 ). Jerimya, The Hebrew yirmeyahu, abbreviated to yirmeyah, signifies either "Yahweh hurls" or "Yahweh founds." Even his bitter denunciations of his enemies (Jeremiah 11:20; 15:15; 17:18; 18:21-23) originated in part in his passionate and deep nature, and show how great is the difference between him and that perfect Sufferer, who prayed even for His deadly enemies. The commanders threw him into a vile prison, charging him with being a traitor (37:11). (It is not strange that he was desponding when we consider his circumstances. In doing this he often makes use of the utterances of earlier prophets. He did not shrink, even there, from speaking of the Chaldean king once more as "the servant of Jehovah." I suspect they are referencing the Dick Van Dyke Show, where the family's next-door neighbor and best friend is a dentist named Jerry. The events in 51:59, which are not to be called into question, presuppose longer addresses of Jeremiah against Babylon. (Italian) 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.

), Seven other persons bearing the same name as the prophet are mentioned in the Old Testament:-- Jeremiah of Libnah, father of Hamutal wife of Josiah.

The priests for this reason determined to have the prophet put to death (Jeremiah 26). This contrast between his naturally warm personal feelings and his strict Divine mission not rarely appears in the heart-utterances found in his prophecies.

The king and his princes shared the fate of Jehoiachin. This was done by Baruch his servant in his stead, and produced much public excitement. (Finnish), Can someone please tell me how to pronounce this! "A reign of terror had commenced (in the preceding reign), during which not only the prophets but all who were distinguished for religion and virtue were cruelly murdered." General Editor. 446-410). The oracle concerning the heathen nations (Jer 46-51) is in the Septuagint found in the middle of Jer 25, and that, too, in an altogether different order (namely, 49:35,46; 50; 51; 47:1-7; 49:7-22; 49:1-5,28-33,13-27; 48). He remained in Jerusalem, uttering from time to time his words of warning, but without effect. Jeremiah 29:11 is no different. The remaining portion can stand. The law is abused and misinterpreted (Jeremiah 8:8); the words of the prophets as a rule do not come from God.

possibly, as Gesenius suggests, "appoints" (A. Jeremiah earnestly advised submission, but the king was too weak and too cowardly as against his nobles. Orr, James, M.A., D.D. Jeremiah is a solid Old Testament prophet name that has gradually taken the place of the now dated Jeremy, Gerard and Gerald, joining other currently popular biblical 'iah' names like Josiah and Isaiah. In this we have the origin of the present Book of Jeremiah.

6. Jeremiah, --He was called very young (B.C. Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. Much more unfavorable was the prophet's condition after the death of Josiah. The Greek text has about 2,700 Hebrew words less than the authentic Hebrew text, and is thus about one-eighth shorter. Jeremiah synonyms, Jeremiah pronunciation, Jeremiah translation, English dictionary definition of Jeremiah. He accordingly went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, who had been made governor of Judea. Even after the fall of the capital city he prophesied in Egypt at least for several years, so that his work extended over a period of about 50 years in all. "Entry for 'JEREMIAH (2)'". This does not deny that his translation in many places may be correct, and that additions may have been made to the Hebrew text. Relation to the Septuagint (Septuagint): A special problem is furnished by the relation of the text of Jeremiah to the Alexandrian version of the Seventy (Septuagint).

(Hungarian) However, influential elders interceded for him, and the princes yet showed some justice. Not only does the Hebrew form of the book differ from the Greek materially, much more than this is the case in other books of the Old Testament, but the arrangement, too, is a different one. The verse has only one meaning. General Editor. At first he probably lived in Anathoth, and put in his appearance publicly in Jerusalem only on the occasion of the great festivals; later he lived in Jerusalem, and was there during the terrible times of the siege and the destruction of the city.

The words, "all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations," are probably a superscription, which has found its way into the text. I hear this name darn near everyday. ), Peake, Duhm, and von Orelli.

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before 632.) Jeremiah advised against this most earnestly, and threatened the vengeance of Yahweh, if the people should insist upon their undertaking (42:1). But when this man, after a short time, was murdered by conscienceless opponents, the Jews who had been left in Palestine, becoming alarmed and fearing the vengeance of the Chaldeans, determined to emigrate to Egypt. In addition, the readings throughout the book in many cases are divergent, the text in the Septuagint being in general shorter and more compact. To rate names on Nameberry, please register for an account or log in to an existing account. He saw the nation going straight to irremediable ruin, and turning a deaf ear to all warnings.

He was compelled more than all the others to suffer through the anger of God, which was to afflict his people. Jeramiah, At first he rejoiced when God spoke to him (15:16); but soon these words of God were to his heart a source of pain and of suffering (15:17). He would have preferred not to utter them; and then they burned in his breast as a fire (20:7; 23:9). Under Jehoiakim Jeremiah delivered his great temple discourse (Jeremiah 7-9; 10:17-25). n. See Table at Bible. The somewhat monotonous and elegiac tone, which is in harmony with his sad message to the people, gives way to more lively and varied forms of expression, when the prophet speaks of other and foreign nations. Also 17:19-27 is without reason denied to Jeremiah, upon the ground that he could not have thought of emphasizing the Sabbath law. (2) Father of Hamutal (Hamital), the mother of King Jehoahaz and King Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:31; 24:18 parallel Jeremiah 52:1). I am so confused . But, upon further reflection, he must have felt almost certain on this subject, especially as Isaiah (39:6), Micah (4:10), and, soon after these, Habakkuk had named Babylon as the power that was to carry out the judgment upon Israel. Then, too, the order of these discourses in the Greek text is less natural than the one in Hebrew. Now that the judgment had come, he could again speak of the hopeful future (Jeremiah 32; 33). 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 ( Jeremiah 37:7 Jeremiah 37:8 ). The roll was read to the king. The attacks made on Jeremiah 30 and 31 are of little moment. A Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries bc. ( Jeremiah 14:13 ; 23:7 ) As the danger from the Chaldeans became more threatening, the persecution against Jeremiah grew hotter. © 2020 Nameberry.com. It contains introductions to certain words and speeches of the prophet and statements of what the consequences of these had been. The enmity to which he fell a victim, on account of his declaration of nothing but the truth, he deeply felt; see his complaints (9:1; 12:5; 15:10; 17:14-18; 18:23, and often). However, the 2nd edition (Jeremiah 36:28) contained, no doubt, Jeremiah 25, with those addresses directed against the heathen nations extant at that time. This power in the North is not named until the 4th year of Jehoiakim (Jer 25), where Nebuchadnezzar is definitely designated as the conqueror.