The son of Jeremiah: In order to avoid confusion with the prophet Jeremiah, it is advisable to follow the pattern of Good News Translation, which translates “the son of another Jeremiah.”
Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .