Jeremiah was the chief author of the book that bears his name. He was the son of Hilkiah, a priest in the line of Abiathar, who lived at Anathoth. Because he was raised in a Levitical tribe, Jeremiah learned a high regard for the law of the Lord and the importance of the temple and priesthood.
Jeremiah prophesied during the reigns of Judah’s last kings. His prophetic ministry was during the days of Josiah (640-609 B.C.) until Jerusalem’s fall in the reign of Zedekiah (598-586 B.C.). The prophet of the LORD GOD was a deeply spiritual man, and was completely dedicated to Him. In spite of his timid nature, he was able to overcome his shyness by his fervent love for God. Although Jeremiah’s message was one of inevitable judgment upon Judah, he also delivered news of great consolation. He spoke of God dealing again with a repentant people in a new covenant through which the promised blessings would be realized. His prophecy extended deeply into times to come, when the great final gathering of God’s people to Himself for the Messiah’s everlasting reign.
Jeremiah 1
1:1-3 Introduction
1:4-19 Jeremiah called
Jeremiah 2
2:1-8 Jeremiah’s message to sinful Israel
2:9-37 Israel’s sufferings the result of sin
Jeremiah 3
3:1-5 Judah turns from the Lord
3:6-19 Israel and Judah entreated to repent
3:20-25 A confession of sin
Jeremiah 4
4:1-4 God called Israel by his promise
4:5-18 Judah threatened with judgment
4:19-31 Jeremiah laments over Judah
Jeremiah 5
5:1-6 Perverseness
5:7-9 Adultery
5:10-17 Impiety
5:18-31 Spiritual and civil corruption
Jeremiah 6
6:1-30 The destruction of Judah
Jeremiah 7
7:1-20 Jeremiah calls for repentance
7:21-34 The punishment for Judah’s rebellion
Jeremiah 8
8:1-22 Jeremiah mourns the desperate state of the Jews
Jeremiah 9
9:1-16 Disobedience brings God’s judgment
9:17-22 An appeal for trust in God
9:23-26 Knowledge of God is man’s glory
Jeremiah 10
10:1-16 God and the idols
10:17-25 Exhortation to flee the coming judgment
Jeremiah 11
11:1-17 The broken covenant
11:18-23 The plot against Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12
12:1-17 Jeremiah’s complaint and God’s answer
Jeremiah 13
13:1-11 The lesson from the marred girdle
13:12-27 The lesson from the filled bottles
Jeremiah 14
14:1-22 The message of the famine
Jeremiah 15
15:1-9 The Lord’s unyielding anger with Judah
15:10-14 Promise and threat
15:15-18 Jeremiah’s personal lament
15:19-21 The Lord’s assurance to Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16
16:1-21 Signs of the coming captivity
Jeremiah 17
17:1-6 The sin of Judah
17:7-18 The blessedness of trusting the Lord
17:19-27 The Sabbath must be kept
Jeremiah 18
18:1-17 The lesson from the potter
18:18-23 A plot and a prayer
Jeremiah 19
19:1-15 The lesson from the broken pottery
Jeremiah 20
20:1-6 Jeremiah imprisoned
20:7-18 Jeremiah’s lament
Jeremiah 21
21:1-10 The destruction of Jerusalem foretold
21:11-14 Denunciation of Jerusalem
Jeremiah 22
22:1-30 Prophecies against the kings of Judah
Jeremiah 23
23:1-8 The return of the remnant
23:9-40 False prophets
Jeremiah 24
24:1-10 The lesson from the good and bad figs
Jeremiah 25
25:1-14 Seventy years of desolation
25:15-38 The cup of wrath for all nations
Jeremiah 26
26:1-24 Jeremiah threatened with death
Jeremiah 27
27:1-7 The lesson of the yokes
27:8-22 Exhortation against false prophets
Jeremiah 28
28:1-9 The false prophecy of Hananiah
28:10-14 Hananiah breaks Jeremiah’s yoke
28:15-17 Jeremiah predicts Hananiah’s death
Jeremiah 29
29:1-9 Jeremiah’s letter to the captives
29:10-19 The promise of return
29:20-32 The fearful end of two lying prophets
Jeremiah 30
30:1-24 The promised return of the captives
Jeremiah 31
31:1-17 Restoration of Israel
31:18-22 Rachel’s mourning is comforted
31:23-30 Judah also to be restored
31:31-40 The new covenant
Jeremiah 32
32:1-15 Jeremiah buys a field at Anathoth
32:16-27 Jeremiah’s prayer
32:28-44 Jerusalem will be destroyed and restored
Jeremiah 33
33:1-9 A glorious return promised to the captives
33:10-13 Judah will be revived
33:14-16 A descendant of David will be king
33:17-26 The priesthood will continue
Jeremiah 34
34:1-7 Jeremiah’s warning to Zedekiah
34:8-22 The broken covenant concerning servants
Jeremiah 35
35:1-19 The obedience of the Rechabites
Jeremiah 36
36:1-10 Jeremiah’s scroll read by Baruch
36:11-32 The burning of the scroll
Jeremiah 37
37:1-15 Jeremiah imprisoned
37:16-21 Transferred to the court of the guard
Jeremiah 38
38:1-6 Jeremiah put in a dungeon
38:7-13 Jeremiah rescued from the dungeon
38:14-28 Zedekiah seeks advice from Jeremiah
Jeremiah 39
39:1-10 The fall of Jerusalem
39:11-14 Nebuchadnezzar’s care for Jeremiah
39:15-18 God’s promise of deliverance to Ebedmelech
Jeremiah 40
40:1-12 Jeremiah lives with Gedaliah
40:13-16 Ishmael’s conspiracy
Jeremiah 41
41:1-10 Ishmael murders Gedaliah
41:11-18 Johanan recovers the captives
Jeremiah 42
42:1-6 Jeremiah counsels Johanan
42:7-22 Johanan assured of safety and destruction
Jeremiah 43
43:1-7 The migration to Egypt
43:8-13 Nebuchadnezzar to conquer Egypt
Jeremiah 44
44:1-30 Jeremiah prophesies to the Jews in Egypt
Jeremiah 45
45:1-5 Jeremiah’s message to Baruch
Jeremiah 46
46:1-26 Prophecies concerning Egypt
46:27-28 Jeremiah comforts the Jews
Jeremiah 47
47:1-7 Prophecy against the Philistines
Jeremiah 48
48:1-47 Prophecy concerning Moab
Jeremiah 49
49:1-6 Prophecy concerning the Ammonites
49:7-22 Prophecy concerning Edom
49:23-27 Prophecy concerning Damascus
49:28-33 Prophecy concerning Kedar and Hazor
49:34-39 Prophecy concerning Elam
Jeremiah 50
50:1-46 Prophecy concerning Babylon
Jeremiah 51
51:1-64 The Lord’s judgment on Babylon
Jeremiah 52
52:1-3 The reign of Zedekiah
52:4-11 The fall of Jerusalem
52:12-30 The captivity of Judah
52:31-34 Jehoiachin released in Babylon
