Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles 29:1 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the other people who were exiled in Babylon. 29:2 He sent it
Introduction to the Book of Consolation 30:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah. 30:2 “The LORD God of Israel says, ‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll. 30:3 For I, the LORD, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the
31:1 At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the LORD, affirm it!” Israel Will Be Restored and Join Judah in Worship 31:2 The LORD says, “The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find
Jeremiah Buys a Field 32:1 In the tenth year that Zedekiah was ruling over Judah the LORD spoke to Jeremiah. That was the same as the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 32:2 Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached
The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel and Judah 33:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 33:2 “I, the LORD, do these things. I, the LORD, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the LORD. I say
The Lord Makes an Ominous Promise to Zedekiah 34:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah while King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the towns around it with a large army. This army consisted of troops from his own army and from the kingdoms and peoples of the lands under his dominion. 34:2 The LORD God
Judah’s Unfaithfulness Contrasted with the Rechabites’ Faithfulness 35:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. 35:2 “Go to the Rechabite community. Invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the LORD’s temple and offer them some wine to drink.” 35:3 So I went and got Jaazaniah
Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll Containing the Lord’s Messages 36:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. 36:2 “Get a scroll. Write on it everything I have told you to say about Israel, Judah, and all the other nations since I began to speak to you
Introduction to Incidents During the Reign of Zedekiah 37:1 Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim as king. He was elevated to the throne of the land of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. 37:2 Neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of Judah paid any attention to what the
Jeremiah Is Charged with Treason and Put in a Cistern to Die 38:1 Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah had heard the things that Jeremiah had been telling the people. They had heard him say, 38:2 “The LORD says, ‘Those who stay in this