Jeremiah 1:1

New Century Version

These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah. He belonged to the family of priests who lived in the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:26

King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, “I should kill you too, but I will allow you to go back to your fields in Anathoth. I will not kill you at this time, because you helped carry the Ark of the Lord God while marching with my father David. And I know you shared in all the hard times with him.”

1 Chronicles 6:60

They also received these towns and pastures from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. The Kohath family groups received a total of thirteen towns.

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah wrote some sad songs about Josiah. Even to this day all the men and women singers remember and honor Josiah with these songs. It became a custom in Israel to sing these songs that are written in the collection of sad songs.

2 Chronicles 36:12

Zedekiah did what the Lord his God said was wrong. The prophet Jeremiah spoke messages from the Lord, but Zedekiah did not obey.

2 Chronicles 36:21

And so what the Lord had told Israel through the prophet Jeremiah happened: The country was an empty wasteland for seventy years to make up for the years of Sabbath rest that the people had not kept.

Ezra 1:1

In the first year Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord caused Cyrus to send an announcement to his whole kingdom and to put it in writing. This happened so the Lord’s message spoken by Jeremiah would come true. He wrote:

Ezra 2:23

of Anathoth—128;

Isaiah 1:1

This is the vision Isaiah son of Amoz saw about what would happen to Judah and Jerusalem. Isaiah saw these things while Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.

Isaiah 10:30

Cry out, Bath Gallim! Laishah, listen! Poor Anathoth!

Isaiah 2:1

Isaiah son of Amoz saw this message about Judah and Jerusalem:

Jeremiah 11:21

So the Lord speaks about the people from Anathoth who plan to kill Jeremiah and say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 29:27

Now Jeremiah from Anathoth is acting like a prophet. So why haven’t you arrested him?

Jeremiah 30:1

These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 37:12

Now Jeremiah tried to travel from Jerusalem to the land of Benjamin to get his share of the property that belonged to his family.

Ezekiel 1:3

The Lord spoke his word to Ezekiel son of Buzi in the land of the Babylonians by the Kebar River. There he felt the power of the Lord.

Daniel 9:2

During Darius’ first year as king, I, Daniel, was reading the Scriptures. I saw that the Lord told Jeremiah that Jerusalem would be empty ruins for seventy years.

Amos 1:1

These are the words of Amos, one of the shepherds from the town of Tekoa. He saw this vision about Israel two years before the earthquake. It was at the time Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Amos 7:10

Amaziah, a priest at Bethel, sent this message to Jeroboam king of Israel: “Amos is making evil plans against you with the people of Israel. He has been speaking so much that this land can’t hold all his words.

Matthew 16:14

They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptist. Others say you are Elijah, and still others say you are Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 2:17

So what God had said through the prophet Jeremiah came true:

Matthew 27:9

So what Jeremiah the prophet had said came true: “They took thirty silver coins. That is how little the Israelites thought he was worth.