Jeremiah was known as "the weeping prophet" for he had to deliver the sad news of Jerusalem's imminent destruction. The city and Temple would be burned down if the people did not repent. Indeed, Jerusalem's royalty and people refused to listen and Jeremiah's prophecy was fulfilled. Jeremiah desperately wanted his fellow Jews to repent, but instead they mocked and ridiculed him, imprisoned him, and threatened to kill him. He prophesied during a time when a number of false prophets had arisen who were falsely claiming that God had promised peace and safety to Jerusalem.
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CHAPTER 9 (Verses 23–24)