Jeremiah

Prophecy · Old Testament · Traditionally the prophet Jeremiah (with his scribe Baruch) · Late 7th to mid-6th century BCE

The Book of Jeremiah contains the prophetic warnings, personal laments, and historical narratives of the prophet Jeremiah during the final decades of the Kingdom of Judah. It chronicles the imminent Babylonian conquest, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the exile of the Judean people as consequences of covenant infidelity. Amidst these declarations of judgment, the book also promises a future restoration and the establishment of a new covenant.

52 chapters

• 1Jeremiah 1Yahweh calls Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations and reveals visions of Judah's impending destruction from the north.
• 2Jeremiah 2God indicts Israel for turning away from their original devotion to worship worthless idols and seek foreign alliances.
• 3Jeremiah 3God invites unfaithful Judah and Israel to repent and return to Him, promising future restoration and faithful leadership.
• 4Jeremiah 4Yahweh warns Judah of an approaching destroyer from the north, prompting the prophet to lament the land's impending desolation.
• 5Jeremiah 5Yahweh condemns Jerusalem's pervasive deceit and rebellion, declaring that its corrupt prophets, priests, and citizens will face inevitable judgment.
• 6Jeremiah 6Yahweh warns Jerusalem of an imminent invasion from the north, condemns its corrupt leaders, and rejects its superficial worship.
• 7Jeremiah 7Jeremiah delivers his Temple Sermon, warning Judah to amend their ways and cease idolatry to avoid Shiloh's ruinous fate.
• 8Jeremiah 8God laments Judah's persistent deceit, warns of a devastating invasion, and Jeremiah mourns the unhealed wounds of his people.
• 9Jeremiah 9Jeremiah laments his people's deceitfulness while Yahweh promises judgment, exile, and the destruction of Jerusalem for rejecting His law.
• 10Jeremiah 10Yahweh contrasts His supreme power as the living creator with worthless, man-made idols, while Jeremiah pleads for gentle correction.
• 11Jeremiah 11God proclaims that Judah broke the covenant, promises unavoidable punishment, and reveals a plot by the men of Anathoth against Jeremiah.
• 12Jeremiah 12Jeremiah questions the prosperity of the wicked, and God responds by describing Judah's abandonment and the ultimate fate of neighboring nations.
• 13Jeremiah 13Through the symbolic acts of a ruined linen belt and jars of wine, God warns Judah of humiliating defeat and exile.
• 14Jeremiah 14During a devastating drought, Jeremiah pleads for Judah, but God rejects the prayers and condemns the false prophets promising peace.
• 15Jeremiah 15God declares Judah's doom inescapable, while Jeremiah laments his painful prophetic calling and receives divine reassurance of protection and strength.
• 16Jeremiah 16God forbids Jeremiah from marrying or mourning to symbolize coming disaster, but promises a future restoration surpassing the Exodus.
• 17Jeremiah 17God condemns Judah's deep-seated sin, contrasts those trusting humans with those trusting Yahweh, and demands strict Sabbath observance.
• 18Jeremiah 18Observing a potter, Jeremiah learns of God's sovereignty to reshape nations, prompting the people to plot against him.
• 19Jeremiah 19God commands Jeremiah to shatter a potter's flask in the Hinnom Valley to symbolize the irreversible destruction of Jerusalem.
• 20Jeremiah 20After being beaten and imprisoned by Pashhur, Jeremiah predicts Babylonian exile and laments his calling and birth.
• 21Jeremiah 21Jeremiah warns King Zedekiah that God will fight against Jerusalem and counsels the people to surrender to the besieging Babylonians.
• 22Jeremiah 22Jeremiah delivers divine judgments against Judah's royal house, predicting exile and ruin for kings who fail to execute justice.
• 23Jeremiah 23God promises a righteous king from David's line and strongly condemns corrupt priests and false prophets who speak deceptive visions.
• 24Jeremiah 24Through a vision of good and bad figs, God distinguishes between the favored Babylonian exiles and the doomed survivors in Jerusalem.
• 25Jeremiah 25Jeremiah predicts seventy years of Babylonian exile and symbolically offers the cup of God's wrath to all nations.
• 26Jeremiah 26Jeremiah is threatened with death for prophesying the destruction of the temple but is saved by officials citing historical precedents.
• 27Jeremiah 27Jeremiah wears a wooden yoke to symbolize that Judah and neighboring nations must submit to the king of Babylon.
• 28Jeremiah 28The false prophet Hananiah opposes Jeremiah by breaking his wooden yoke, but Jeremiah predicts Hananiah's death and an iron yoke.
• 29Jeremiah 29Jeremiah sends a letter advising the exiles in Babylon to settle down, promising that God will restore them after seventy years.
• 30Jeremiah 30God commands Jeremiah to write a book promising the eventual restoration, healing, and return of Israel and Judah from captivity.
• 31Jeremiah 31God promises to restore Israel and Judah, mourning Rachel is comforted, and God announces a new covenant written on their hearts.
• 32Jeremiah 32While imprisoned during the siege, Jeremiah buys a family field to symbolize God's promise that Jews will return and buy land again.
• 33Jeremiah 33God promises Jerusalem's restoration, reiterates the enduring covenant with the Davidic dynasty and Levitical priests, and pledges mercy.
• 34Jeremiah 34Jeremiah warns King Zedekiah of captivity, and condemns the people for violating their covenant to free their Hebrew slaves.
• 35Jeremiah 35Jeremiah uses the faithful obedience of the nomadic Rechabites to highlight Judah's persistent refusal to obey God's commands.
• 36Jeremiah 36King Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah's dictated scroll of prophecies, so the prophet dictates a second scroll containing even more warnings.
• 37Jeremiah 37King Zedekiah seeks Jeremiah's prayers, but the prophet is falsely accused of desertion and imprisoned during the Babylonian siege.
• 38Jeremiah 38Jeremiah is thrown into a muddy cistern for preaching surrender but is rescued by Ebed-melech before advising Zedekiah once more.
• 39Jeremiah 39Babylon conquers Jerusalem, blinds and deports King Zedekiah, destroys the city, frees Jeremiah, and spares Ebed-melech.
• 40Jeremiah 40Released by the Babylonians, Jeremiah joins the newly appointed governor Gedaliah, who ignores warnings of an assassination plot.
• 41Jeremiah 41Ishmael assassinates Gedaliah and massacres his supporters, but Johanan rescues the survivors and plans a flight toward Egypt.
• 42Jeremiah 42Jeremiah warns the Judean remnant that seeking safety in Egypt will bring death, urging them instead to remain in Judah.
• 43Jeremiah 43Rejecting Jeremiah's warning, Johanan leads the remnant to Egypt, where Jeremiah prophesies Nebuchadnezzar's upcoming conquest of the land.
• 44Jeremiah 44Jeremiah rebukes the Judean refugees in Egypt for worshiping the Queen of Heaven, but they defiantly refuse to stop.
• 45Jeremiah 45Jeremiah delivers a personal message to his scribe Baruch, promising that his life will be spared amidst the coming national ruin.
• 46Jeremiah 46Jeremiah prophesies Egypt's defeat at Carchemish by Babylon, predicting its invasion while assuring Israel of future salvation and restoration.
• 47Jeremiah 47Jeremiah prophesies the imminent destruction of the Philistines, including Gaza and Ashkelon, by an invading army from the north.
• 48Jeremiah 48Yahweh pronounces extensive judgment and devastation upon Moab for its pride, while promising to restore its fortunes in the latter days.
• 49Jeremiah 49Yahweh proclaims judgment and desolation against several neighboring nations, including Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam.
• 50Jeremiah 50Jeremiah prophesies Babylon's violent downfall and desolation by a northern alliance, accompanied by the redemption and return of Israel and Judah.
• 51Jeremiah 51God declares Babylon's total destruction, and Jeremiah instructs Seraiah to sink a prophetic scroll in the Euphrates to symbolize its fall.
• 52Jeremiah 52This historical epilogue recounts the siege and fall of Jerusalem, the temple's destruction, exile to Babylon, and Jehoiachin's eventual release.