The title of this book derives from its writer, the late seventh and early sixth-century Judean prophet Jeremiah. The book occupies the second position in the Latter Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible after Isaiah and before Ezekiel, which accounts for its position in the Septuagint and most modern translations.
The meaning of "Jeremiah"is not clear. It could mean "Yahweh founds or establishes,""Yahweh exalts,""Yahweh throws down,""Yahweh hurls,"or "Yahweh loosens (the womb)."
