Old TestamentMajor Prophets
Jeremiah Chapter Summaries
Jeremiah warned Judah of coming judgment for 40 years, yet proclaimed the hope of a new covenant.
52
Chapters
1,350
Total Verses
Jeremiah
Author
627-580 BC
Date Written
Book Outline
Call and Early Ministry
1:1-20:18Warnings to Judah
Confrontations
21:1-29:32Kings and false prophets
Book of Consolation
30:1-33:26Hope and new covenant
Fall of Jerusalem
34:1-45:5Final days
Against Nations
46:1-52:34Oracles of judgment
All 52 Chapters
Call and Early Ministry
1
Jeremiah 1: Jeremiah's Call
19 versesGod calls Jeremiah to be a prophet
2
Jeremiah 2: Israel's Unfaithfulness
37 versesGod rebukes Israel's idolatry and apostasy
3
Jeremiah 3: Call to Repentance
25 versesGod invites Israel to return to Him
4
Jeremiah 4: Judgment Approaches
31 versesWarning of coming destruction for Judah
5
Jeremiah 5: Corruption of Judah
31 versesJudah's sins and consequences described
6
Jeremiah 6: Destruction Foretold
30 versesJeremiah warns of Babylonian invasion
7
Jeremiah 7: Temple Sermon
34 versesGod condemns false trust in the temple
8
Jeremiah 8: Judah's Sin and Sorrow
22 versesPeople refuse to repent despite warnings
9
Jeremiah 9: Lament for Judah
26 versesJeremiah mourns Judah's destruction
10
Jeremiah 10: Idols Are Worthless
25 versesGod contrasts Himself with idols
11
Jeremiah 11: Covenant Broken
23 versesJudah breaks God's covenant; plot against Jeremiah
12
Jeremiah 12: Jeremiah's Complaint
17 versesProphet questions God's justice
13
Jeremiah 13: Linen Belt Symbol
27 versesJeremiah uses belt to symbolize Israel's pride
14
Jeremiah 14: Drought and Prayer
22 versesFamine and drought; Jeremiah prays for mercy
15
Jeremiah 15: Judgment Pronounced
21 versesGod declares judgment and offers hope
16
Jeremiah 16: No Marriage or Mourning
21 versesJeremiah instructed to avoid normal life events
17
Jeremiah 17: Trust in God
27 versesBlessings for trusting God; curses for sin
18
Jeremiah 18: Potter's House
23 versesGod likened to potter shaping Israel
19
Jeremiah 19: Broken Jar Symbol
15 versesJeremiah breaks jar symbolizing Jerusalem's destruction
20
Jeremiah 20: Jeremiah's Persecution
18 versesProphet suffers for proclaiming God's word
Confrontations
21
Jeremiah 21: Judah's Doom
14 versesGod sends message of judgment to Zedekiah
22
Jeremiah 22: Kings Rebuked
30 versesGod condemns unjust kings of Judah
23
Jeremiah 23: False Prophets Condemned
40 versesGod promises righteous Branch and judges falsehood
24
Jeremiah 24: Figs Symbolism
10 versesGood and bad figs represent Judah's fate
25
Jeremiah 25: Seventy Years Prophesied
38 versesJeremiah predicts Babylonian captivity duration
26
Jeremiah 26: Jeremiah's Trial
24 versesProphet threatened for condemning temple worship
27
Jeremiah 27: Yoke of Babylon
22 versesJeremiah instructs submission to Babylon
28
Jeremiah 28: Hananiah's False Prophecy
17 versesFalse prophet opposes Jeremiah and dies
29
Jeremiah 29: Letter to Exiles
32 versesJeremiah encourages exiles to seek welfare
Book of Consolation
30
Jeremiah 30: Restoration Promised
24 versesGod promises to restore Israel and Judah
31
Jeremiah 31: New Covenant
40 versesGod promises a new covenant with Israel
32
Jeremiah 32: Jeremiah Buys Field
44 versesSymbolic purchase of land during siege
33
Jeremiah 33: Restoration and Mercy
26 versesGod promises restoration and healing
Fall of Jerusalem
34
Jeremiah 34: Judah's Broken Promise
22 versesJudah breaks covenant of freeing slaves
35
Jeremiah 35: Rechabites' Obedience
19 versesRechabites honored for faithfulness
36
Jeremiah 36: Scroll Burned
32 versesJehoiakim burns Jeremiah's scroll
37
Jeremiah 37: Jeremiah Imprisoned
21 versesProphet jailed during Jerusalem's siege
38
Jeremiah 38: Jeremiah Thrown into Pit
28 versesJeremiah persecuted by officials
39
Jeremiah 39: Fall of Jerusalem
18 versesBabylonians capture Jerusalem; Zedekiah's fate
40
Jeremiah 40: Gedaliah Appointed
6 versesBabylon appoints Gedaliah as governor
41
Jeremiah 41: Gedaliah Murdered
18 versesAssassination causes further chaos
42
Jeremiah 42: Prophecy to Remnant
22 versesJeremiah advises remnant to trust God
43
Jeremiah 43: Refusal to Obey
13 versesPeople disobey Jeremiah and flee to Egypt
44
Jeremiah 44: Judgment on Egypt
30 versesGod condemns idolatry in Egypt
45
Jeremiah 45: Message to Baruch
5 versesEncouragement to Jeremiah's scribe Baruch
Against Nations
46
Jeremiah 46: Judgment on Egypt
28 versesProphecy against Egypt and Pharaoh
47
Jeremiah 47: Judgment on Philistines
7 versesProphecy against Philistine cities
48
Jeremiah 48: Judgment on Moab
47 versesProphecy against Moab's pride and sin
49
Jeremiah 49: Judgments on Nations
39 versesProphecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, others
50
Jeremiah 50: Judgment on Babylon
46 versesProphecy of Babylon's fall and restoration
51
Jeremiah 51: Babylon's Doom
64 versesDetailed prophecy of Babylon's destruction
52
Jeremiah 52: Fall of Jerusalem
30 versesHistorical account of Jerusalem's fall and exile
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Key Themes
JudgmentNew CovenantRepentanceSufferingFaithfulnessHope
Key Verses
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you.”Jeremiah 29:11
“I will put my law in their inward parts.”Jeremiah 31:33
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee.”Jeremiah 33:3