Jeremiah is the English name of a Hebrew prophet from the sixth century BC, in the Jewish and Christian Bible. He said Jerusalem would be taken, and that God was angry and would punish the people. The Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament holds those warnings; people also remember him as a man of deep grief, the weeping prophet.

in the Jewish and Christian Bible在猶太教和基督教聖經裡，Jeremiah is the English name of a Hebrew prophetJeremiah是一位希伯來先知的英文名字，from the sixth century BC是西元前六世紀的人。He said Jerusalem would be taken他說耶路撒冷將會被攻陷，and that God was angry and would punish the people而且神很生氣，將會懲罰人民。The Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament holds those warnings舊約裡的The Book of Jeremiah（耶利米書）收錄了這些警告；people also remember him as a man of deep grief大家也記得他是個深深悲傷的人，the weeping prophet也就是『哭泣的先知』。

The name comes from Hebrew, literally 'Yahweh exalt' — God lifts up.

The name comes from Hebrew這個名字來自希伯來文，literally 'Yahweh exalt'字面意思是『耶和華高舉』——God lifts up神舉起。

In ordinary English, a Jeremiah is also a person who always says that bad things are coming — a gloomy warner. That second use is a little literary and a little teasing.

In ordinary English在一般英文裡，a Jeremiah is also a person who always says that bad things are cominga Jeremiah也可以指總是說壞事要來了的人——a gloomy warner一個悲觀的預言者。That second use is a little literary and a little teasing這第二種用法有點文學味，也帶點調侃。

Though actually the everyday English name Jeremy is the same name in a softer shape; churches in Taiwan say 耶利米 for the prophet.

Though actually the everyday English name Jeremy is the same name in a softer shape不過，日常英文名字Jeremy其實是同一個名字比較柔和的形式；churches in Taiwan say 耶利米 for the prophet台灣的教會把這位先知叫做耶利米。