The Book of Jeremiah
God warns his people of coming judgment and promises a new covenant.
- Author
- The prophet Jeremiah, with his scribe Baruch
- Date
- Jeremiah's ministry c. 627–580 BC
- Chapters
- 52
- Genre
- Major Prophets
Summary
Jeremiah, called as a young man, prophesied during Judah's final decades. For forty years he warned that Babylon would destroy Jerusalem unless the people turned from idolatry and injustice. He was rejected, beaten and imprisoned, and he poured out his grief in honest prayers.
Yet Jeremiah also announced hope: after seventy years God would bring his people back, and he would make a new covenant, writing his law on their hearts. The book records Jerusalem's fall, just as Jeremiah had warned.
Outline
- Chapter 1 — Jeremiah's call
- Chapters 2–29 — Warnings to Judah
- Chapters 30–33 — The book of comfort and the new covenant
- Chapters 34–45 — The fall of Jerusalem
- Chapters 46–51 — Oracles against the nations
- Chapter 52 — Historical appendix
Key Themes
Key Verses
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Start reading Jeremiah“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord . “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.