Outline of Book
The prophecies of Jeremiah are not recorded in chronological order. There are large and small sections from different periods of his life randomly joined together into a record of Jeremiah's prophecies.
JEREMIAH'S CALL TO OFFICE (CH. 1)
PROPHECIES DURING JOSIAH'S REIGN (CH. 2-20)
Israel's Sin (Ch. 2)
Call to Repentance (Ch. 3)
Approaching Judgment (Ch. 4-6)
Temple Discourse (Ch. 7-10)
Broken Covenant (Ch. 11-12)
Five Warnings (Ch. 13)
Judah's Punishment (Ch. 14-17)
The Potters lessons (Ch. 18-20)
PROPHECIES DURING ZEDEKIAH'S REIGN (CH. 21-24)
Zedekiah's Oracles (Ch. 21)
Oracle against Kings (Ch. 22)
Oracle against Prophets (Ch. 23)
Baskets of Figs (Ch. 24)
PROPHECIES OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILE (CH. 25-29)
RESTORATION PROMISED (CH. 30-33)
HISTORICAL SECTION (CH. 34-35)
JEREMIAH'S PERSECUTION (CH. 36-38)
FALL OF JERUSALEM AND EXILE (CH. 39-45)
Fall of Jerusalem (Ch. 39)
Gedaliah (Ch. 40-41)
Flight to Egypt (Ch. 42-43)
Jeremiah's Last Words (Ch. 44)
Word to Baruch (Ch. 45)
PROPHECIES AGAINST THE NATIONS (Ch. 46-52)
Against Egypt (Ch. 46)
Against Philistia (Ch. 47)
Against Moab (Ch. 48)
Against Ammon (Ch. 49:1-6)
Against Edom (Ch. 49:7-22)
Against Damascus (Ch. 49:23-27)
Against Kedar and Hazor (Ch. 49:28-33)
Against Elam (Ch. 49:34-39)
Against Babylon (Ch. 50-51)