Category: Jeremiah

This chapter conveys warnings from God to several members of the royal bloodline including the current king, his son, and their cousins. ” ‘Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages, who says,…

In this chapter King Zedekiah enquires of Jeremiah if the Lord will help them against the Babylonians who are besieging Judah. God speaks through Jeremiah saying their two options are to die, or surrender into captivity. ” ‘And to this people you shall say: “Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way…

This chapter is figuratively all over the place. Pashhur the priest, son of the head priest, beats Jeremiah and puts him into stocks for prophesying. Once released, Jeremiah prophesies to Pashhur against his household and Judah. The second half of the chapter is a lamenting psalm from Jeremiah, who seems to have very mixed emotions…

This chapter declares a prophesy of destruction against Judah for their continued sin and unrepentance. “Thus says the Lord, ‘Go, buy a potter’s earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests… and proclaim there the words that I tell you… Then you shall break…

This chapter is interesting. It begins with Jeremiah observing a potter remaking a vessel, and God using this as analogy for how He’ll remake His people. It ends with Jeremiah lamenting and inviting God’s wrath upon his enemies. ” ‘Hear me, O Lord, and listen to the voice of my adversaries. Should good be repaid…

This chapter has a few themes: a condemnation for the sin of God’s people, a reminder of who God is and why we should trust in Him, Jeremiah prays for deliverance, and finally a reminder to keep the Sabbath day set aside for time with God. ” ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man…

This chapter has two main sections: God’s commitment to punish His people for their extreme sin, and then a promise to restore them once their penalty has been paid. ” ‘…the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall… be said… “As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of…

This three-part chapter describes God’s unwillingness to relent from destroying His people, another ‘complaint’ from Jeremiah, and God’s promise to protect those those who are faithful to Him (specifically Jeremiah in this context). ” ‘If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not…

This chapter has two main themes: a plea (from Jeremiah) for the Lord’s forgiveness of His people, and a condemnation of false prophets (and their teachings / followers). “Then I said: ‘Ah, Lord God, behold, the prophets say to them, “You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give…

This chapter contains prophesy regarding the upcoming exile of Judah into Babylon captivity. “Thus says the Lord to me, ‘…Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.’ …after many days the Lord said to me,…