How many times is Jeremiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Jeremiah appears 146 times in the King James Version, in 132 verses. Counting every form (Jeremiah, Jeremiah's, Jeremias, Jeremy), it appears 150 times in 136 verses across 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Jeremiah 147 times (150 with every form).
The KJV spells the name Jeremias in Matthew 16:14 and Jeremy in Matthew 2:17 and 27:9. Every spelling is counted, and so is every man of that name.
Jeremiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Jeremiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 146 | 147 |
| Jeremiah's | 1 | 3 |
| Jeremias | 1 | not counted |
| Jeremy | 2 | not counted |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Which books mention Jeremiah most
Jeremiah appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (131), then 1 Chronicles (4) and 2 Chronicles (4).
First and last mention of Jeremiah
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.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
The verse that uses it most is Jeremiah 38:6, 3 times:
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Verses with Jeremiah on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Jeremiah in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
Common questions
How many times is Jeremiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 147 of the 150 uses are in the Old Testament and 3 in the New Testament. Jeremiah appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (131), then 1 Chronicles (4) and 2 Chronicles (4).
Where is Jeremiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 23:31: "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." The last is Matthew 27:9.
Jeremiah is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 52 chapters, 1,364 verses and reading time.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.