Author: Conqueror in Training

This chapter has three main sections: Jeremiah buying a field while Judah is under siege, Jeremiah praying for understanding, and God promising to redeem His people and land after they have been oppressed by Babylon for a time. ” ‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your…

This chapter has two main sections. The first, which reads like a psalm, describes how the Lord will make His people’s mourning into joy. The second section describes the new covenant. ” ‘Behold, the days are coming… when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not…

This chapter describes the restoration of God’s people, those who remain faithful despite their sin and its consequences. ” ‘…Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt… and the palace shall stand where it used to be. Out of them shall…

This chapter has two main themes: a letter of encouragement from Jeremiah / God to the exiled Jews, and condemnations / prophesies (also written as letters) for some of the false prophets. ” ‘For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you…

In this chapter we hear about Hananiah the false prophet who says the complete opposite of what Jeremiah / God is saying. “Hananiah… the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God…

This chapter contains prophesy giving Judah and their neighbors the option of serving Babylon / King Nebuchadnezzar, or perishing. “Thus the Lord said to me: ‘Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. Send word to the king[s] of Edom… Moab… sons of Ammon… Tyre, and… Sidon… who have come to Jerusalem…

The Judean officials threaten to kill Jeremiah for prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem. They ultimately decide not to put Jeremiah to death, but it was a close one. “Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, ‘The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city… mend your ways…

This chapter details Judah’s 70 year captivity in Babylon, and the “cup of the wine of wrath” from which many nations will be forced to drink (metaphorically). ” ‘For twenty-three years… I [Jeremiah] have spoken persistently to you, but you have… neither listened nor inclined your ears to hear, although the Lord persistently sent to…

This chapter contains Jeremiah’s vision from God about two baskets of figs. “…the Lord showed me this vision: behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the Lord. One basket had very good figs… but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten… ‘Thus says the…