the book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is
the prophecy of a man divinely call in his youth from the
priest-city of Anathoth. A heartbroken prophet with a
heartbreaking message, Jeremiah labors for more than forty years
proclaiming a message of doom to the stiff-necked people of Judah.
Despises and persecuted by his countrymen, Jeremiah bathes his
harsh prophecies in tears of compassion. His broken heart
causes him to write a broken book, which is difficult to arrange
chronologically or topically. But through his sermons and
signs he faithfully declares that surrender to God's will is the
only way to escape calamity.
Yirmeyahu or
Yirmeyah literally means "Yahweh Throws," perhaps in this
sense of laying a foundation. It may effectively mean
"Yahweh Establishes, Appoints or Sends." The Greek form of
the Hebrew name in the Septaugint is Hieremias, and the
Latin form is Jeremias.
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