Who Was Jeremiah?
Who Was Jeremiah? Jeremiah was the 'weeping prophet' who warned Judah of coming judgment and prophesied the New Covenant.
Key verse: Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah was the 'weeping prophet' who warned Judah of coming judgment and prophesied the New Covenant.
Jeremiah was the 'weeping prophet' who warned Judah of coming judgment and prophesied the New Covenant.
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." — Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
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God called Jeremiah before birth and appointed him as prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:5). He preached repentance for 40 years to Judah, enduring rejection, imprisonment, and threats on his life. He wept over Jerusalem's coming destruction. Despite the dark messages, Jeremiah also delivered some of Scripture's greatest promises — the New Covenant (31:31-34) and God's plans for hope and a future (29:11). He is called the weeping prophet for his deep compassion.
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"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
"I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people."
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