Jeremiah
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Son of Hilkiah of the priests at Anathoth; called from the womb. Prophesied 627–586 BC and into the exile. The 'weeping prophet'; counseled submission to Babylon and was imprisoned for treason. Witnessed Jerusalem's fall; carried into Egypt against his will and tradition says martyred there. Author of Jeremiah and Lamentations.
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