Old Testament
Jeremiah (KJV)
52 chapters. Choose a chapter to read the full King James text with a short summary.
- Jeremiah 1: God knew you before you were born and has a purpose for your life. Don't let youth or fear hold you back.
- Jeremiah 2: Nothing but God satisfies the soul's thirst. Don't trade the living fountain for broken cisterns.
- Jeremiah 3: God keeps calling us back. He heals the hearts of those who return to Him.
- Jeremiah 4: Hard hearts need plowing before new seed can grow. Let God soften your heart.
- Jeremiah 5: God looks for those who do justly and seek truth. Be that person in your city.
- Jeremiah 6: Ask for the old paths of God's Word and walk in them. That's where real rest is.
- Jeremiah 7: Religious places can't protect us if our hearts ignore God. He wants obedience, not just attendance.
- Jeremiah 8: Don't let the season to respond to God pass by. There is healing in Him.
- Jeremiah 9: The only thing worth boasting about is knowing God.
- Jeremiah 10: We aren't wise enough to direct our own steps. Ask God to guide you.
- Jeremiah 11: When people plot against you, commit your cause to God, who judges righteously.
- Jeremiah 12: Today's struggles train us for tomorrow's. God is building endurance in you.
- Jeremiah 13: God made us to cling to Him. We can't change our hearts ourselves; we need Him.
- Jeremiah 14: Even when hope seems thin, keep confessing and pleading for God's mercy for His name's sake.
- Jeremiah 15: Feed on God's Word. It brings joy even in a hard calling.
- Jeremiah 16: When life is hard and lonely, God is your strength and refuge.
- Jeremiah 17: Plant your trust in the Lord and you'll stay green even in drought.
- Jeremiah 18: You are clay in a loving Potter's hands. He can reshape a marred life.
- Jeremiah 19: A heart hardened against God's Word breaks in the end. Stay soft and teachable.
- Jeremiah 20: God's Word can burn so deeply that we can't keep silent. Faithfulness and honest struggle can coexist.
- Jeremiah 21: God always sets before us the way of life. Choose it, even when it's humbling.
- Jeremiah 22: Knowing God shows up as caring for the poor and needy.
- Jeremiah 23: Jesus is the righteous Branch, and He is our righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30).
- Jeremiah 24: God can use hard places to give us a new heart to know Him.
- Jeremiah 25: God's timeline is precise. The seventy years ended exactly as promised (Daniel 9:2).
- Jeremiah 26: Speak God's truth faithfully and leave your safety in His hands.
- Jeremiah 27: Sometimes God's way is to accept hardship rather than fight it. Listen to His word, not wishful thinking.
- Jeremiah 28: Comforting lies are still lies. Test every message by God's Word.
- Jeremiah 29: Even in exile, God has good plans for His people. Bloom where He has placed you, and seek Him with all your heart.
- Jeremiah 30: No wound is beyond God's healing. He restores what seemed lost.
- Jeremiah 31: Jesus brought this new covenant through His blood (Hebrews 8:8-12). God writes His ways on our hearts.
- Jeremiah 32: Nothing is too hard for God. Invest in His promises even when circumstances look hopeless.
- Jeremiah 33: Call on God. He answers and shows us things we could never discover on our own.
- Jeremiah 34: Keeping our promises matters to God, especially promises to the vulnerable.
- Jeremiah 35: If people can stay faithful to a family rule, how much more should we stay faithful to God?
- Jeremiah 36: You can burn a scroll, but not God's Word. It outlasts everyone who rejects it (Isaiah 40:8).
- Jeremiah 37: Ask, 'Is there any word from the Lord?' And be ready to obey what He says.
- Jeremiah 38: One courageous outsider saved God's prophet. Stand up for those being treated unjustly.
- Jeremiah 39: God remembered Ebed-melech's quiet faith. He sees and rewards those who trust Him.
- Jeremiah 40: God provided freedom and a home for Jeremiah. He watches over His faithful servants.
- Jeremiah 41: Fear can drive us away from where God wants us. Pause and seek Him before running.
- Jeremiah 42: Asking for God's guidance means being ready to obey it, even when it's not what we hoped.
- Jeremiah 43: Running from God's word doesn't escape His reach. Obedience is the safe place.
- Jeremiah 44: God pleads, 'Do not this abominable thing that I hate.' Don't blame hard times on turning from idols.
- Jeremiah 45: Don't chase greatness for yourself. God's care is the reward that matters.
- Jeremiah 46: Nations rise and fall, but God stays with His people. Fear not.
- Jeremiah 47: God's judgments are serious and purposeful. Take His warnings to heart.
- Jeremiah 48: Trusting in what we've built leads to a fall. Even so, God's mercy reaches beyond judgment.
- Jeremiah 49: A proud heart deceives us. No height of security is beyond God's reach.
- Jeremiah 50: Our Redeemer is strong. He pleads our cause and brings us home.
- Jeremiah 51: The God who made the heavens rules over every empire. Babylon falls; His kingdom stands.
- Jeremiah 52: Everything Jeremiah warned came true. Yet the book ends with a small sign of hope for David's line.