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