“came” literally means to be found.3 Whether this means that Jeremiah was instructed by a document like the book of the covenant discovered during Josiah’s reign or another preserved text (Hosea?) cannot be known. The emphasis falls on the prophet’s joy at that time as opposed to the despair and rejection he now encounters. Jeremiah confesses that it is God’s hand that he feels on him, that God is the source of the indignation he experiences. As his emotions boil over, the prophet asks God why his