The Fall of Jerusalem 1 In the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia came with his whole army and attacked…

Jeremiah Stays with Gedaliah 1 The Lord spoke to me after Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, had set me free at Ramah. I had been taken there in chains, along with…

1 In the seventh month of that year, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama, a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers,…

The People Ask Jeremiah to Pray for Them 1 Then all the army leaders, including Johanan son of Kareah and Azariahson of Hoshaiah, came with people of every class 2…

Jeremiah Is Taken to Egypt 1 I finished telling the people everything that the Lord their God had sent me to tell them. 2 Then Azariah son of Hoshaiah and…

The Lord’s Message to the Israelites in Egypt 1 The Lord spoke to me concerning all the Israelites living in Egypt, in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and…

God’s Promise to Baruch 1 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, Baruch wrote down what I had dictated to him. Then I told…

Egypt’s Defeat at Carchemish 1 The Lord spoke to me about the nations, 2 beginning with Egypt. This is what he said about the army of King Neco of Egypt,…

The Lord’s Message about Philistia 1 Before the king of Egypt attacked Gaza, the Lord spoke to me about Philistia. 2 He said: “Look! Waters are rising in the north…

The Destruction of Moab 1 This is what the Lord Almighty said about Moab: “Pity the people of Nebo— their town is destroyed! Kiriathaim is captured, its mighty fortress torn…