God rejects Zedekiah’s request 1 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lordwhen King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They…

Judgment against wicked kings 1 This is what the Lordsays: ‘Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there: 2 “Hear the word of…

The righteous branch 1 ‘Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!’ declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God…

Two baskets of figs 1 After Jehoiachinson of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the craftsmen of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to…

Seventy years of captivity 1 The word came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was…

Jeremiah threatened with death 1 Early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: 2 ‘This is what the Lordsays: Stand…

Judah to serve Nebuchadnezzar 1 Early in the reign of Zedekiahson of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 this is what the Lordsaid…

The false prophet Hananiah 1 In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of…

A letter to the exiles 1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the…

Restoration of Israel 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Write in a book…