The
Book of Jeremiah (; abbreviated or in citations) is the second of the
Latter Prophets in the
Hebrew Bible, and the second of the Prophets in the Christian
Old Testament. The superscription at chapter 1:1–3 identifies it as "the words of
Jeremiah son of Hilkiah," and places the prophet historically from the reforms of king
Josiah in 627 BC through to the assassination of the Babylonian-appointed governor of Judah in 582. Of all the prophets, Jeremiah comes through most clearly as a person, ruminating to his scribe Baruch about his role as a servant of God with little good news for his audience.