예레미야

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.

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