Jeremiah (noun) means a person who complains about everything and is pessimistic about the future. It is someone who is always focused on doom and gloom.
It also is a book in the bible written by the Hebrew prophet by the same name. Jeremiah became known as the weeping prophet, as he correctly prophesied the destruction of Judah by Babylon. He warned that if the people did not change their sinful ways of living that they would be scattered from their homeland. Babylon took over and ruled Judah for seventy years before people of Judah were able to return home.
This is painting from the Sistine chapel depicting Jeremiah by Michelangelo.
Perhaps we should listen to the Jeremiah’s of today a little more carefully before dismissing them so quickly.
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