The Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah records the ministry of the prophet Jeremiah, who delivers God's warnings to Judah during its final years before exile. Known as the "weeping prophet," Jeremiah faithfully proclaims God's message despite rejection and persecution.
Jeremiah warns of impending judgment because of persistent idolatry and disobedience. At the same time, he offers hope by proclaiming God's promise of a new covenant, written on the hearts of His people rather than on stone.
The book highlights:
- •the tension between judgment and mercy, revealing God's sorrow over sin and His desire for repentance and restoration. Jeremiah teaches: God's patience has limits
- •Judgment follows persistent rebellion
- •God offers renewal through a new covenant.
Author
Jeremiah
Written
627-580 BC
Chapters
52
Characters in Jeremiah
Key Themes in Jeremiah
Verse Commentaries in Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:4
"Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,…"
Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest …"
Jeremiah 1:6
"Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.…"
Jeremiah 10:6
"Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and…"
Jeremiah 10:12
"He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by …"
Jeremiah 15:16
"Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the…"
Jeremiah 17:6
"For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when g…"
Jeremiah 17:7-8
"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD …"
Jeremiah 17:7
"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD …"
Jeremiah 17:8
"For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth ou…"
Jeremiah 17:9
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who c…"
Jeremiah 17:10
"I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man a…"
Jeremiah 17:11
"As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that ge…"
Jeremiah 17:14
"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved:…"
Jeremiah 18:6
"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD…"
Jeremiah 24:7
"And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they…"
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoug…"
Jeremiah 29:12
"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I wi…"
Jeremiah 29:13
"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with al…"
Jeremiah 31:2
"Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found gra…"
Jeremiah 31:3
"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee …"
Jeremiah 31:4
"Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: …"
Jeremiah 32:17
"Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy gr…"
Jeremiah 32:27
"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too ha…"
Jeremiah 33:2
"Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to est…"
Jeremiah 33:3
"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty t…"
Jeremiah 33:6
"Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and wil…"
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It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment — the day when God shall judge the secrets of men.
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