Jeremiah is often known as 'the weeping prophet', for not only did he weep as he witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and the burning of the Temple of God by the Babylonians, but he had to endure drought, imprisonment, emotional trauma, and he was even forbidden by the Lord to get married. Jeremiah's entire, prophetic ministry to Israel fell on deaf ears, as he warned them of the severe judgements to come if they did not repent of their apostate ways and read more...