The Book of Jeremiah
The weeping prophet's message of judgment, lament, and a promised new covenant.
Jeremiah ministered to Judah through its final, traumatic decades before Babylon destroyed Jerusalem, earning him the title "the weeping prophet" for the anguish behind his warnings. His 52 chapters combine calls to repentance with the striking promise of a new covenant later fulfilled in Christ. Read from Jeremiah chapter 1.
About Jeremiah
Jeremiah is the twenty-fourth book of the Bible, written by Jeremiah son of Hilkiah with the assistance of his scribe Baruch, covering the period from approximately 627 to 580 BC and spanning 52 chapters. Called the Weeping Prophet, Jeremiah ministered during the most traumatic period of Judah's history -- the final decades before the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BC. He preached repentance to an audience that mostly rejected, mocked, and imprisoned him, yet he remained faithful to his calling through decades of personal anguish. Major themes include the inevitability of God's judgment on persistent sin, the call to genuine repentance, the nature of true versus false prophecy, God's intimate knowledge of His servant, and the glorious promise of a New Covenant. Key chapters include Jeremiah 1 (Jeremiah's calling), Jeremiah 18-19 (the potter and the clay), Jeremiah 29 (the letter to the exiles -- including the famous plans-to-prosper verse), and Jeremiah 31 (the New Covenant promise). Famous verses include Jeremiah 29:11 -- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future -- and Jeremiah 31:33 -- I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. Jeremiah KJV Bible reading speaks to those serving God in difficult seasons. Read the Book of Jeremiah online here in full.