Questions about the book of Jeremiah or the prophet himself. Jeremiah lived through the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.
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Why is Jeremiah 31 addressed to Ephraim?
Jeremiah 31 is one of my favorite in Tanach. In very poetic language, the chapter describes God's love for his people and the future redemption of the Israelite nation. I wrote a bit about this chapter in an answer to a different question here.
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Why Jeremiah used both encrypted and original name in single verse?
Many sources (eg. Bible glosses, articles) state that Jeremiah used Atbash Cipher to hide true meaning of certain names. According to these sources, name "Sheshakh" (ששך) really means "Babylon" (בבל). But why did Jeremiah use both encrypted and…
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Does God think something untrue in Jeremiah 3:7?
The NABRE gives Jeremiah 3:6-8 as follows (emphasis added):
The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: Do you see what rebellious Israel has done? She has gone up every high mountain, and under every green tree she has played the prostitute.…
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Why does God call Nebuchadnezzar his servant?
Jeremiah 27:6 (KJV) 6
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
How could Nebuchadnezzar be a servant of the LORD if he was…
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What does the loincloth image signify in Jeremiah 13:11?
Jeremiah 13:11
English Standard Version
For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the LORD, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a…
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Who are the people in the "household of Israel from the north land" in Jeremiah: Chapter 23
It seems odd that people in the "north lands" are specified in Jeremiah: Chapter 23; verse 8. Is this book written after the Babylonian captivity? If the book is written after the Babylonian captivity, is the reference to the people the "north…
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Why does the Prophet curse the day of his birth in Jeremiah 20:14?
Jeremiah 20:13-14 (KJV)
13 Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
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Are all hearts universally deceitful?
Jeremiah 17:9
New International Version
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Is this universally true? For all or for some?
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What is the burden of the LORD in Jeremiah 23?
Jeremiah 23:33 “When one of this people, or a prophet or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden, and I will cast you off, declares the LORD.’ 34And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the…
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Could the "new thing" in Jeremiah 31:22 be a prophecy of the virgin birth?
World English Bible Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? for Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
A related question is this: What is the meaning of "encircled" in…
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Fulfillment of Jeremiah 23:5-8
At what point will God's declaration in Jeremiah 23:5-8 be fulfilled? This doesn't seem to have been fulfilled when Jesus came 2000 years ago, so is it referring to his second coming? Verses 5-6 are below.
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares…
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What are "the old paths" Jeremiah spoke of in 6:16?
What are "the old paths" Jeremiah spoke of in Jeremiah 6:16?
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not…
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Why would God reassure Jeremiah,then threaten to terrify him?
I am reading from the book of Jeremiah chapter 1 (NIV), the heading is titled-The call of Jeremiah,and it is about Jeremiah becoming a spokesman for God.
Chapter 1:4-8 explains the calling and the concerns of Jeremiah, and God reassures Jeremiah in…
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Were women viewed similar to property in the OT?
Jeremiah 8:10
“Therefore I will give their wives to others, Their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone practices deceit.”
NASB1995
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How were the false prophets in Jeremiah 23:27 able to make God's people forget His name?
Jeremiah 23:27 Literal Standard Version
Who are devising to cause My people | To forget My Name by their dreams, | That they each recount to his neighbor, | As their fathers forgot My Name for Ba‘al
What is the meaning of the name Baal and what is…
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