Jeremiah

Old Testament · Major Prophets · 52 chapters

Jeremiah warns Judah before the fall of Jerusalem, suffers for his message and announces a new covenant written on the heart.

Context

Genre

Prophecy and biography

Authorship

Jeremiah, with the scribe Baruch

Date

7th–6th centuries BCE

Setting

Judah and Egypt

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

שׁוּבshuv — turn back, return

Related texts

2 Kings 22–25 · reign and fall of JudahLamentations 1 · lament for the fall

Text note

The Greek version of Jeremiah is shorter than the Hebrew and in a different order.

Meditate