Babylonia.
Jeremiah lived in the southern kingdom of Judah .
Jeremiah was present in the courts of Josiah. He weeps for his death and laments.
Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) prophesied to the people of Judah and their King Zedekiah a few decades before the First Destruction.
His hometown was Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1), and he lived in Jerusalem, where advised the kings of Judah. During the Babylonian exile, he lived at Mizpah in Benjamin (Jeremiah 40). He later went to Egypt, where he spent the rest of his life.
The prophet Jeremiah was imprisoned for prophesying the destruction of Judah. His warnings were seen as treasonous by the ruling authorities at the time, and he faced opposition and persecution for his messages.
The Kingdom of Judah
the Babylonians
The Book of Jeremiah contains a total of 1,364 verses. This prophetic book in the Old Testament is divided into 52 chapters, where Jeremiah conveys messages of warning, judgment, and hope to the people of Judah.
God never appeared to Jeremiah he spoke to him.
He was king of Judah shortly before the destruction of the First Temple.
King David united the Israelites into a single nation. He was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah.
The prophet that God sent to remind the people of Judah of His love for them was the prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah's main message was to urge the people to turn from their sinful ways and return to God, who still loved them despite their transgressions.