Old Testament
Jeremiah
About the book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah records the words of the prophet who warned Judah for about forty years before Jerusalem fell, and who also spoke our Father's promise of a new covenant and of plans for hope and a future.
Book at a glance
- Chapter 1: Jeremiah is called
- Chapters 2-25: Warnings to Judah
- Chapters 26-45: Conflict, restoration and the new covenant
- Chapters 46-51: Messages to the nations
- Chapter 52: The fall of Jerusalem
Key verses
For I know the plans I have for you, declares your Father—plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future and hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Call to me, and I'll answer, and tell you great, hidden things you don't know.
Jeremiah 33:3
- Jeremiah 1
- Jeremiah 2
- Jeremiah 3
- Jeremiah 4
- Jeremiah 5
- Jeremiah 6
- Jeremiah 7
- Jeremiah 8
- Jeremiah 9
- Jeremiah 10
- Jeremiah 11
- Jeremiah 12
- Jeremiah 13
- Jeremiah 14
- Jeremiah 15
- Jeremiah 16
- Jeremiah 17
- Jeremiah 18
- Jeremiah 19
- Jeremiah 20
- Jeremiah 21
- Jeremiah 22
- Jeremiah 23
- Jeremiah 24
- Jeremiah 25
- Jeremiah 26
- Jeremiah 27
- Jeremiah 28
- Jeremiah 29
- Jeremiah 30
- Jeremiah 31
- Jeremiah 32
- Jeremiah 33
- Jeremiah 34
- Jeremiah 35
- Jeremiah 36
- Jeremiah 37
- Jeremiah 38
- Jeremiah 39
- Jeremiah 40
- Jeremiah 41
- Jeremiah 42
- Jeremiah 43
- Jeremiah 44
- Jeremiah 45
- Jeremiah 46
- Jeremiah 47
- Jeremiah 48
- Jeremiah 49
- Jeremiah 50
- Jeremiah 51
- Jeremiah 52
Questions about Jeremiah
- Who wrote the book of Jeremiah?
- The prophet Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah and a priest from Anathoth, spoke these words, and his scribe Baruch wrote down much of the book.
- When was Jeremiah written?
- Jeremiah ministered from about 627 BC until after Jerusalem fell in 586 BC, so the book covers Judah's last decades.
- What is the book of Jeremiah about?
- Chapter 1 tells of his call as a young man. Most of the book alternates between warnings to Judah and personal laments; chapters 30 to 33 hold the promise of restoration and the new covenant, and the book closes with messages to the nations and a record of Jerusalem's fall.
- How many chapters are in Jeremiah?
- Jeremiah has 52 chapters. Each one can be read free in the Father's Heart Bible with audio.
- What is a key verse in Jeremiah?
- Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares your Father—plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future and hope."