The Epistle of Jeremiah
A prophet's letter warning Babylon's exiles against worshipping idols.
The Epistle of Jeremiah is presented as a letter written by the prophet Jeremiah to the Israelites about to be exiled to Babylon, warning them against adopting the idol worship of their captors. It systematically mocks the impotence of gold, silver, and wooden idols, urging steadfast faith during captivity. Begin at Epistle of Jeremiah chapter 1 to read the letter in full.
About Epistle of Jeremiah
The Epistle of Jeremiah is one of the Deuterocanonical books recognized in the Orthodox and (as an appendix to Baruch) Catholic canons, though not included in most Protestant Bibles. Presented as a letter written by the prophet Jeremiah to the Israelites about to be exiled to Babylon, it is a sustained polemic against idolatry, systematically mocking the impotence of the gold, silver, and wooden idols the exiles would encounter and urging steadfast faith in the one true God during captivity. Read the Epistle of Jeremiah online here, verse by verse.