After commissioning Jeremiah as a prophet, God instructed him to remain single because of the critical times in which he lived and because of the nature of his assignment.
پس از این که وظیفهٔ پیامبری به او محوّل شد به دلیل دوران سختی که در آن زندگی می‌کرد و همین طور مأموریتی که به عهده داشت ،‏ یَهُوَه به او تذکر داد که مجرّد باقی بماند .‏