Outline of Contents 1 Jeremiah appointed as prophet (1-10) Vision of the almond tree (11, 12) Vision of the cooking pot (13-16) Jeremiah fortified for his commission (17-19) 2 Israel abandons Jehovah for other gods (1-37) Israel like a foreign vine (21) Her skirts stained with blood (34) 3 Depth of Israel’s apostasy (1-5) Israel and Judah guilty of adultery (6-11) A call to repentance (12-25) 4 Repentance brings blessings (1-4) Disaster to come from the north (5-18) Jeremiah’s pain over the coming disaster (19-31) 5 The people refuse Jehovah’s discipline (1-13) Destruction but not complete extermination (14-19) Jehovah calls the people to account (20-31) 6 Siege of Jerusalem near (1-9) Jehovah’s rage on Jerusalem (10-21) Saying “Peace!” when there is no peace (14) Cruel invasion from the north (22-26) Jeremiah to serve as a metal tester (27-30) 7 False trust in Jehovah’s temple (1-11) The temple to become like Shiloh (12-15) False worship condemned (16-34) “Queen of Heaven” worshipped (18) Child sacrifice in Hinnom (31) 8 The people choose the popular course (1-7) What wisdom without Jehovah’s word? (8-17) Jeremiah laments Judah’s breakdown (18-22) “Is there no balsam in Gilead?” (22) 9 Jeremiah’s deep sadness (1-3a) Jehovah calls Judah to account (3b-16) Lamentation over Judah (17-22) Boast about knowing Jehovah (23-26) 10 The gods of the nations versus the living God (1-16) Impending destruction and exile (17, 18) Jeremiah grieves (19-22) The prophet’s prayer (23-25) Man cannot direct his own step (23) 11 Judah breaks covenant with God (1-17) As many gods as cities (13) Jeremiah likened to a lamb to be slaughtered (18-20) Opposition from the men of Jeremiah’s hometown (21-23) 12 Jeremiah’s complaint (1-4) Jehovah’s answer (5-17) 13 The ruined linen belt (1-11) Wine jars to be smashed (12-14) Irreformable Judah to be exiled (15-27) “Can a Cushite change his skin?” (23) 14 Drought, famine, and sword (1-12) False prophets condemned (13-18) Jeremiah acknowledges the people’s sins (19-22) 15 Jehovah will not change his judgment (1-9) Jeremiah’s complaint (10) Jehovah’s answer (11-14) Jeremiah’s prayer (15-18) Delight in eating God’s words (16) Jeremiah fortified by Jehovah (19-21) 16 Jeremiah not to marry, mourn, or feast (1-9) Punishment, then restoration (10-21) 17 Judah’s sin ingrained (1-4) Blessings of trusting in Jehovah (5-8) The treacherous heart (9-11) Jehovah, the hope of Israel (12, 13) Jeremiah’s prayer (14-18) Keeping the Sabbath sacred (19-27) 18 The clay in the potter’s hands (1-12) Jehovah turns his back on Israel (13-17) Plot against Jeremiah; his plea (18-23) 19 Jeremiah told to break a clay flask (1-15) Child sacrifice to Baal (5) 20 Pashhur strikes Jeremiah (1-6) Jeremiah cannot stop preaching (7-13) God’s message like a burning fire (9) Jehovah like a fearsome warrior (11) Jeremiah’s complaint (14-18) 21 Jehovah denies Zedekiah’s request (1-7) People to choose life or death (8-14) 22 Judgment messages against bad kings (1-30) Concerning Shallum (10-12) Concerning Jehoiakim (13-23) Concerning Coniah (24-30) 23 Good shepherds and bad (1-4) Security under the “righteous sprout” (5-8) False prophets condemned (9-32) “The burden” of Jehovah (33-40) 24 Good figs and bad figs (1-10) 25 Jehovah’s controversy with the nations (1-38) Nations to serve Babylon for 70 years (11) The cup of wine of God’s wrath (15) Calamity from nation to nation (32) Those slain by Jehovah (33) 26 Jeremiah threatened with death (1-15) Jeremiah spared (16-19) Micah’s prophecy quoted (18) The prophet Urijah (20-24) 27 The yoke of Babylon (1-11) Zedekiah told to submit to Babylon (12-22) 28 Jeremiah versus the false prophet Hananiah (1-17) 29 Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon (1-23) Israel to return after 70 years (10) A message to Shemaiah (24-32) 30 Promises of restoration and healing (1-24) 31 Israel’s remnant to resettle the land (1-30) Rachel weeps over her children (15) A new covenant (31-40) 32 Jeremiah’s purchase of a field (1-15) Jeremiah’s prayer (16-25) Jehovah’s answer (26-44) 33 Restoration promised (1-13) Security under the “righteous sprout” (14-16) Covenant with David and priests (17-26) Covenant regarding day and night (20) 34 Judgment message to Zedekiah (1-7) Covenant granting slaves liberty broken (8-22) 35 Rechabites show exemplary obedience (1-19) 36 Jeremiah dictates a scroll (1-7) Baruch reads aloud from the scroll (8-19) Jehoiakim burns the scroll (20-26) Message rewritten on a new scroll (27-32) 37 Chaldeans’ withdrawal only temporary (1-10) Jeremiah imprisoned (11-16) Zedekiah meets with Jeremiah (17-21) Jeremiah provided with bread (21) 38 Jeremiah thrown into a cistern (1-6) Ebed-melech rescues Jeremiah (7-13) Jeremiah urges Zedekiah to surrender (14-28) 39 The fall of Jerusalem (1-10) Zedekiah flees and is captured (4-7) Jeremiah to be safeguarded (11-14) Ebed-melech’s life to be spared (15-18) 40 Nebuzaradan frees Jeremiah (1-6) Gedaliah appointed over the land (7-12) Plot against Gedaliah (13-16) 41 Gedaliah assassinated by Ishmael (1-10) Ishmael put to flight by Johanan (11-18) 42 People ask Jeremiah to pray for direction (1-6) Jehovah replies: “Do not go to Egypt” (7-22) 43 People disobey and go to Egypt (1-7) Jehovah’s word to Jeremiah in Egypt (8-13) 44 Calamity on Jews in Egypt foretold (1-14) People reject God’s warning (15-30) “Queen of Heaven” worshipped (17-19) 45 Jehovah’s message to Baruch (1-5) 46 Prophecy against Egypt (1-26) Egypt to be conquered by Nebuchadnezzar (13, 26) Promises to Israel (27, 28) 47 Prophecy against the Philistines (1-7) 48 Prophecy against Moab (1-47) 49 Prophecy against Ammon (1-6) Prophecy against Edom (7-22) Edom no longer to exist as a nation (17, 18) Prophecy against Damascus (23-27) Prophecy against Kedar and Hazor (28-33) Prophecy against Elam (34-39) 50 Prophecy against Babylon (1-46) Flee out of Babylon (8) Israel to be brought back (17-19) Babylon’s water to be dried up (38) Babylon to be uninhabited (39, 40) 51 Prophecy against Babylon (1-64) Babylon to fall suddenly to the Medes (8-12) Book thrown into the Euphrates (59-64) 52 Zedekiah rebels against Babylon (1-3) Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem (4-11) Destruction of the city and the temple (12-23) People taken into exile to Babylon (24-30) Jehoiachin released from prison (31-34) Previous Next Print Share Share Jeremiah—Outline of Contents BIBLE BOOKS Jeremiah—Outline of Contents English Jeremiah—Outline of Contents https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1001070000/univ/art/1001070000_univ_sqr_xl.jpg nwtsty Jeremiah Copyrights for this publication Copyright © 2023 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 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