View source for Question: Is Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison at the time that Lehi left Jerusalem?

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==Question: Is Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison at the time that Lehi left Jerusalem?==
===Jeremiah was imprisoned on more than one occasion===

It is claimed that Nephi's mention of Jeremiah being put into prison ({{s|1|Nephi|7|14}}) is anachronistic, since Jeremiah would not have been in prison when Lehi left Jerusalem. However, Jeremiah was imprisoned on more than one occasion; the Biblical account and the Book of Mormon account are not in contradiction.

Jeremiah was put into prison at least ''twice'' during Zedekiah's reign: once soon after Zedekiah ascended the throne (see {{b||Jeremiah|37|1,15}}.)

Jeremiah was released at some point, and again able to preach.  He was later put into prison again.  (See {{b||Jeremiah|38|1-6,13,28}}.)

The book of Jeremiah is ''not'' in strict chronological order; care must be taken with each event to be certain that we understand the proper timing for a given account.
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[[es:El Libro de Mormón/Anacronismos/Bíblico/Jeremías en prisión]]
[[pt:Pergunta: É menção de Jeremias de Néfi sendo colocado em prisão anacrônica, já que Jeremias não teria sido preso no momento em que Lehi deixou Jerusalém?]]