Jeremiah — Chapters

Jeremiah is called by God to be a prophet, despite his youth, and is shown visions of impending judgment on Jerusalem and the northern nations, with assurance of divine protection.

Jeremiah rebukes Israel for abandoning God’s covenant, recalling their earlier devotion while condemning their idolatry, disobedience, and social injustice. He warns of impending judgment but also expresses His enduring compassion and desire for repentance.

Jeremiah 3 calls Israel back from its unfaithfulness, promising mercy if it repents and uniting Israel and Judah in Jerusalem as the Lord’s holy city.

Jeremiah 4 urges Israel to repent and remove abominations, warns of imminent judgment from a lion-like enemy, and laments the impending desolation of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 5 condemns the pride and corruption of Jerusalem’s leaders and people, warning of impending judgment and destruction while urging repentance.

Jeremiah forewarns Jerusalem of impending judgment and destruction, urging repentance before the wrath of God unleashes its full fury.

Jeremiah delivers a stern warning to Judah, urging them to abandon idolatry and injustice or face divine judgment.

Jeremiah laments the impending judgment upon Judah, describing the desecration of the dead, the people's stubbornness, and the inevitable destruction that will follow their continued sin.

Jeremiah 9 is a lament over Israel’s moral decay and divine judgment, warning of impending destruction due to their unfaithfulness and urging repentance.

Jeremiah 10 denounces idolatry and human foolishness while proclaiming God's supreme power and impending judgment upon the nations.

Jeremiah warns Judah and Jerusalem of impending judgment for breaking the covenant, condemning idol worship and disobedience to God's law.

Jeremiah laments the prosperity of the wicked and the desolation of his land, while calling for divine judgment and promising eventual restoration.

Jeremiah receives a symbolic test with a linen girdle that reveals Israel’s pride and impending judgment, followed by a warning of destruction and a call to repentance.

Jeremiah 14 records the Lord’s pronouncement of judgment on Judah through famine and sword, condemning the nation’s sin and warning against false prophets, while also expressing Israel’s lament and plea for mercy.

Jeremiah declares that the LORD will cast out Jerusalem and bring judgment upon it, yet he also pleads for mercy and hints at future deliverance.

Jeremiah 16 contains a prophetic decree of judgment upon Israel for their idolatry and disobedience, accompanied by warnings of death and desolation, yet it also hints at eventual restoration.

Jeremiah 17 warns Judah of the consequences of idolatry and misplaced trust, contrasting the fate of those who rely on humans with those who trust in God, and it concludes with a call to observe the Sabbath and the dangers of ignoring divine instruction.

Jeremiah’s visit to a potter’s workshop becomes a metaphor for God’s sovereign control over Israel’s fate, warning of judgment but offering repentance if hearts change.

Jeremiah delivers a warning of divine judgment on Jerusalem’s idolatry, symbolized by breaking a potter’s bottle in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom.

Jeremiah 20 recounts his persecution by the chief governor Pashur and his struggle with the mocking of his prophecies, culminating in a plea for divine vindication and praise.

God declares that Jerusalem will be devastated by war, famine, pestilence, and will be delivered into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, warning that staying in the city means death while leaving may preserve life.

Jeremiah 22 delivers a stern warning to Judah’s kings and people, urging them to practice justice and covenant faithfulness or face divine judgment and desolation.

Jeremiah 23 condemns corrupt shepherds, priests, and prophets who mislead Israel, while promising a righteous Davidic king who will restore the nation and bring justice.

Jeremiah 24 uses a parable of good and bad figs to contrast the fates of Judah’s captives—who will be restored—and those left behind—who will face judgment.

Jeremiah warns Judah of impending judgment and the 70‑year exile to Babylon, promising eventual punishment of Babylon and worldwide destruction.

Jeremiah delivers a prophetic warning to Judah, predicting the city’s destruction unless the people repent, and faces opposition that nearly leads to his death.

Jeremiah receives a divine mandate to issue a symbolic yoke to all nations, warning that those who refuse Babylonian rule will face judgment.

In Jeremiah 28, the false prophet Hananiah falsely proclaims that the Babylonian yoke will be lifted in two years, leading Jeremiah to challenge him and the Lord condemns Hananiah's lies, resulting in his death.

Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon offers practical guidance for living in captivity, warns against false prophets, and promises eventual restoration after seventy years.

Jeremiah 30 proclaims God’s promise of national restoration, judgment, and healing for Israel and Judah, emphasizing a future Davidic king and the return from captivity.

Jeremiah 31 proclaims a hopeful restoration of Israel, the renewal of the covenant with God, and a vision of future blessing, while also warning of judgment for disobedience.

Jeremiah, imprisoned in Jerusalem, receives a prophetic instruction to buy a field in Anathoth, symbolizing future restoration, while proclaiming God’s judgment on the city and promise of return.

Jeremiah 33 presents God’s promise of national restoration, a renewed covenant, and the future rise of a righteous Davidic ruler, emphasizing divine faithfulness and hope for Israel.

God delivers a judgment message to King Zedekiah, announcing Jerusalem’s fall and the city’s transfer to Babylon, while warning of exile and destruction, yet also speaks of a paradoxical peaceful death for the king.

Jeremiah is commanded to invite the Rechabites to the house of the LORD and give them wine, but they refuse, citing Jonadab’s ancestral covenant of abstinence and simplicity; God contrasts their obedience with Judah’s disobedience, declaring judgment.

Jeremiah writes a prophetic scroll, which is read publicly to warn Judah; the king burns it, and Jeremiah is commanded to rewrite it, emphasizing divine judgment and mercy.

Jeremiah warns Judah of impending Babylonian defeat, but the king ignores him and the people suffer; the prophet is imprisoned and later released, showing the clash between divine warning and royal stubbornness.

Jeremiah warns Judah’s leaders of impending doom and is imprisoned, but an Ethiopian eunuch rescues him, after which Jeremiah prophesies the fall of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 39 describes the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the capture and death of King Zedekiah, and the exile of the people, while God's word offers a glimmer of deliverance to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah is released from captivity and sent to live with the remnant of Judah under Governor Gedaliah, while a group of military leaders warns of a threat to Gedaliah.

Jeremiah 41 tells of Ishmael’s treacherous murder of the Babylonian governor Gedaliah, the subsequent slaughter of refugees, and the revolt led by Johanan that recaptures the remaining Mizpah people before they flee to Ammon.

Jeremiah relays God's warning to Judah's remnant: stay in Judah or face judgment, and those who plan to flee to Egypt will die by sword, famine, and pestilence.

Jeremiah delivers a prophetic message to the exiles in Egypt, instructing them to use hidden stones to symbolize Babylon's impending rule over Egypt.

Jeremiah delivers a stern warning to the Jewish exiles in Egypt, condemning their idolatry and foretelling their destruction, yet noting that a remnant may survive and return to Judah.

Jeremiah’s message to Baruch mixes lament and warning, predicting the destruction of earthly works and personal peril.

Jeremiah warns of impending judgment upon Egypt and its allies, depicting a fierce, divine conquest by Babylon, while assuring Israel of future deliverance.

God announces judgment upon the Philistines, declaring a flood and destruction that will engulf their cities and allies.

Jeremiah declares judgment upon Moab for its pride and idolatry, foretelling destruction but hinting at future restoration.

Jeremiah 49 delivers a series of prophetic judgments against the nations surrounding Israel, announcing war, exile, and desolation for Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam.

Jeremiah 50 prophesies the downfall of Babylon and the restoration of Israel, highlighting divine judgment against idolatry and the vindication of God's people.

The prophet Jeremiah declares the impending judgment of God upon Babylon, warning its people of ruin while assuring Israel that it has not been abandoned.

Jeremiah 52 records the final downfall of Jerusalem: Zedekiah's rebellion, the siege by Nebuchadnezzar, the city's destruction, the exile of its people, and the eventual release of Jehoiachin.