Old Testament · Prophecy + Narrative
Jeremiah
52 chapters · 1,364 verses · Jeremiah · ~627–585 BC
Called "the weeping prophet," Jeremiah spent 40 years delivering a message nobody wanted to hear — that Jerusalem would fall. He was right. And it broke his heart.
Overview
Jeremiah is the most personal of the prophets. He argues with God, weeps over his nation, and gets thrown into a cistern for telling the truth. His message: destruction is coming because the covenant is broken. But buried in the darkness is the brightest promise in the Old Testament: "I will make a new covenant... I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts."
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Themes:judgmentnew covenantfaithfulnesssufferinghope
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