(SEE 2:21)

Shout, people of Gallim! Listen, people of Laishah! Answer, people of Anathoth!

This book is the account of what was said by Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests of the town of Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

The people of Anathoth wanted me killed, and they told me that they would kill me if I kept on proclaiming the LORD's message.