Jeremiah’s Call and Commission 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word…

Judah’s Apostasy 1 Now the word of the Lordcame to me saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember concerning you…

The Polluted Land 1 Godsays, “If a husband divorces his wife And she goes from him And belongs to another man, Will he still return to her? Will not that…

Judah Threatened with Invasion 1 “If you will return, O Israel,” declares the Lord, “Thenyou should return to Me. And if you will put away your detested things from My…

Jerusalem’s Godlessness 1 “Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, If you can find a man,…

Destruction of Jerusalem Impending 1 “Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin, From the midst of Jerusalem! Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a signal overBeth-haccerem; For evil…

Message at the Temple Gate 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’shouse and proclaim there this word and…

The Sin and Treachery of Judah 1 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “they will bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its princes,…

A Lament over Zion 1 Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the…

A Satire on Idolatry 1 Hear the word which the Lordspeaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord, “Do not learn the way of the nations,…