Jeremiah
Jeremiah’s ministry stretches from Josiah’s reign through Jerusalem’s fall. The book combines poetic oracles, narrative episodes and signs enacted by a prophet whose public message repeatedly brings isolation and danger.
Jeremiah in the larger story
Jeremiah interprets Babylon’s rise, argues against false security in the temple and announces a new covenant. His life makes the cost of prophetic speech unusually visible.
Key moments and where to read them
Called from youth
Jeremiah protests his youth and receives a commission over nations and kingdoms.
Jeremiah 1Temple sermon
He rejects confidence in the building while injustice continues.
Jeremiah 7 · Jeremiah 26Jerusalem falls
Jeremiah survives the siege, is released and later taken to Egypt.
Jeremiah 37–44
Primary reference trail
Jeremiah 1:1–3 · Jeremiah 7 · Jeremiah 20 · Jeremiah 29–31 · Jeremiah 36–45 · Hebrews 8:8–12
The references above locate the profile’s central claims. They are not a concordance of every possible allusion or later tradition concerning Jeremiah.