The Weeping Prophet: Jeremiah's Heartfelt Grief

Did you know why Jeremiah is called “the weeping (crying) prophet”? Jeremiah earned

this name because no other prophet openly expressed such deep sorrow, grief,

and tears over God’s people the way he did. He wept for Judah’s sin and coming destruction

Jeremiah didn’t just warn the people—he felt their pain. He knew Jerusalem would fall because

they refused to repent. 📖 Jeremiah 9:1 “Oh that my head were waters,

and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the

daughter of my people!” His message was rejected, and it broke him Jeremiah preached

for over 40 years, yet the people mocked him, imprisoned him, and called him a