TheWay BibleJeremiah KJV
Old Testament · 52 chapters · 1,364 verses · about 3 hours and 33 minutes to read
Called as a young man, Jeremiah preaches for forty years to a nation that will not listen, and watches Jerusalem fall. Within the warnings is the promise of a new covenant written on the heart.
Author: Jeremiah, written down with BaruchTraditionally dated about 580 BCTheme: warning before the exile
Chapters
Outline of Jeremiah
Key verses
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Well-known verses in Jeremiah
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
How long Jeremiah is
Chapters: 52Verses: 1,364Words: about 42,654Read in: about 3 hours and 33 minutesLongest chapter: Jeremiah 51 (64 verses)
Jeremiah is the 24th book of the Bible and the 24th of the Old Testament, between Isaiah and Lamentations. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Jeremiah?
Jeremiah, written down with Baruch.
When was Jeremiah written?
It is traditionally dated about 580 BC.
What is the book of Jeremiah about?
Called as a young man, Jeremiah preaches for forty years to a nation that will not listen, and watches Jerusalem fall. Within the warnings is the promise of a new covenant written on the heart.
How long is Jeremiah?
Jeremiah has 52 chapters and 1,364 verses in the King James Version — about 42,654 words.
How long does it take to read Jeremiah?
about 3 hours and 33 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Jeremiah?
52.
How many verses are in Jeremiah?
1,364.
What is the longest chapter in Jeremiah?
Jeremiah 51, with 64 verses. The shortest is Jeremiah 45, with 5.
Where is Jeremiah in the Bible?
Jeremiah is the 24th book of the Bible and the 24th of the Old Testament, between Isaiah and Lamentations.
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