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    Jeremiah — KJV Bible Study Guide

    A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on jeremiah, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.

    The 10 lessons

    1. Lesson 1 · Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)

      When did God say He knew Jeremiah?

      Answer: Before he was formed in the belly

      Study note. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.

      Read Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV) →

    2. Lesson 2 · Jeremiah 1:6 (KJV)

      How did Jeremiah at first object to God's call?

      Answer: I cannot speak: for I am a child

      Study note. Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

      Read Jeremiah 1:6 (KJV) →

    3. Lesson 3 · Jeremiah 25:11 (KJV)

      To what nation would Judah be carried captive?

      Answer: Babylon

      Study note. And they shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

      Read Jeremiah 25:11 (KJV) →

    4. Lesson 4 · Jeremiah 25:11 (KJV)

      How many years did Jeremiah say the captivity would last?

      Answer: 70 years

      Study note. These nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

      Read Jeremiah 25:11 (KJV) →

    5. Lesson 5 · Jeremiah 38:6 (KJV)

      Into what was Jeremiah cast for his prophesying?

      Answer: A dungeon of mire

      Study note. They cast him into the dungeon… and in the dungeon there was no water, but mire.

      Read Jeremiah 38:6 (KJV) →

    6. Lesson 6 · Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV)

      What new covenant did God promise through Jeremiah?

      Answer: A law written in their hearts

      Study note. I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.

      Read Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV) →

    7. Lesson 7 · Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)

      What famous verse promises hope and a future?

      Answer: Jeremiah 29:11

      Study note. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you… thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

      Read Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) →

    8. Lesson 8 · Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV)

      How does Jeremiah describe the human heart?

      Answer: Deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked

      Study note. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.

      Read Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV) →

    9. Lesson 9 · Jeremiah 36:4 (KJV)

      Who was Jeremiah's faithful scribe?

      Answer: Baruch

      Study note. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote… all the words of the LORD.

      Read Jeremiah 36:4 (KJV) →

    10. Lesson 10 · Lamentations 1:1 (KJV)

      What book of the Bible is traditionally also attributed to Jeremiah?

      Answer: Lamentations

      Study note. Lamentations laments the fall of Jerusalem.

      Read Lamentations 1:1 (KJV) →

    Key verses to memorize

    The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.

    Discussion questions

    1. Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
    2. How does jeremiah point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
    3. Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
    4. Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?