Jeremiah
Old Testament • Book #24
The weeping prophet's warnings to Judah before the Babylonian exile.
"The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:"
— Jeremiah 1:1
About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah, the 'weeping prophet,' spent 40 years warning Judah of coming destruction — and was mostly ignored. His message was deeply personal: God isn't an abstract deity but a heartbroken father watching His children turn away. Despite the dark prophecies, Jeremiah contains some of the Bible's most hopeful promises, including the new covenant written on human hearts.
Background
- Author
- Jeremiah
- Date Written
- ~627–585 BC
- Genre
- Major Prophet
Key Themes in Jeremiah
- ▸God's heartbreak over sin
- ▸Warning and judgment
- ▸The new covenant promise
- ▸Faithfulness despite rejection
- ▸Hope in the darkest times
Famous Verses from Jeremiah
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
— Jeremiah 29:11
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.”
— Jeremiah 17:7-8
“I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
— Jeremiah 31:33
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.”
— Jeremiah 1:5
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