First name Jeremiah in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Jeremiah is the name of the of Libnah, father of Hamutal (2KI 23:31), as well as name of head of households (1CH 5:24) in Manasseh (1CH 5:23), Benjamite who came to David's aid at Ziklag (1CH 12:4), and fifth among the Gadites to go to David (1CH 12:10)
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. Meaning of the name: exaltation of the Lord. Related names are: Zedekiah, Babylon, Judah . The translations of Jeremiah in 113 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Jeremías in Spanish to エレミヤ in Japanese!
Name Jeremiah in the world's Bibles
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. (2KI 23:31)
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. (2KI 24:18)
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. (1CH 5:24)
And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, (1CH 12:4)
Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, (1CH 12:10)
Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. (1CH 12:13)
And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. (2CH 35:25)
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. (2CH 36:12)
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. (2CH 36:21)
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, (2CH 36:22)
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, (EZR 1:1)
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, (NEH 10:2)
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, (NEH 12:1)
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; (NEH 12:12)
Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, (NEH 12:34)
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: (JER 1:1)
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. (JER 1:11)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, (JER 7:1)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, (JER 11:1)
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. (JER 14:1)
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, (JER 18:1)
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. (JER 18:18)
Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD's house; and said to all the people, (JER 19:14)
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. (JER 20:1)
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. (JER 20:2)
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. (JER 20:3)
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. (JER 20:3)
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, (JER 21:1)
Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: (JER 21:3)
Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. (JER 24:3)

Popularity of the name Jeremiah in its translations around the world

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