Day of Disaster 1 Then the word of theLordcame to me: 2 “You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For this is what theLordsays…

1 “Judah’s sin is engraved with an iron tool, inscribed with a flint point, on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars. 2 Even their…

1 This is what theLordsays: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests 2 and go…

God Rejects Zedekiah’s Request 1 The word came to Jeremiah from theLordwhen King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said:…

Judgment Against Wicked Kings 1 This is what theLordsays: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there: 2 ‘Hear the word of theLordto…

The Righteous Branch 1 “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares theLord. 2 Therefore this is what theLord, the God of Israel,…

Two Baskets of Figs 1 After Jehoiachinson of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans 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 theLord: 2 “This is what theLordsays: Stand in the…

Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar 1 Early in the reign of Zedekiahson of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from theLord: 2 This is what theLordsaid to me:…