Series Foreword . . . 9
Author's Preface . . . 11
Becoming Acquainted . . . 15
God's Personal Message to Jeremiah, 1
Meet the Prophet-Priest from Anathoth,
1:1-19 . . . 31
Sermons Warning of Disaster, 2-10
From Honeymoon to Divorce, 2:1-3:5 . . . 41
Appeals to Two "Ever-Turning" Sisters, 3:6-4:4 . . . 52
Calamity and Collapse for a Sinning Society, 4:5-6:30 . . . 59
Straight Talk About Worship, 7:1-8:3 . . . 72
A People's Sings, an Enemy Siege, and a Prophet's Sorrow, 8:4-10:25 . . . 79
Stories About Wrestling with Both People and God, 11-20
Preaching to the People and Protesting Before God, 11:1-12:17 . . . 93
A Ruined Girdle, Smashed Wine Jars, And an Awful Pride, 13:1-27 . . . 102
Drought, the Lord's Double "No" and a Prophet's Anguish, 14-15 . . . 107
Remain Single-Something Is Desperately Wrong! 16-17 . . . 117
About Pottery Making, Pottery Smashing, 18-20 . . . 128
Disputations with Kings and Prophets, 21-29
Kings Weighed in the Balances, 21:1-23:8 . . . 143
Taking on the Prophets, 23:9-40 . . . 153
Two Baskets of Figs and a Cup of Wine, 24-25 . . . 159
Deciding About Prophetic Voices, 26-29 . . . 167
The Book of Consolation, 30-33
Recovery of What Was Lost-and More!, 30-31 . . . 185
Reversing A People's Fortune, 32-33 . . . 200
Narratives About Wicked Leaders, a Suffering Prophet,
and a Destroyed City, 34-35
Repeat Message: Disobedience Dooms, 34-36 . . . 211
A Leader Falters, A City Falls, 37-39 . . . 224
After the Catastrophe, 40-45 . . . 232
Oracles Against Other Nations, 46-51
Oracles Against Southern Nations:Egypt, Philistia, 46-47 . . . 247
Oracles Against the Trans-Jordan Countries, 48-49 . . . 252
An Oracle Against Babylon, 50-51 . . . 264
An Appendix: Historical Documentation, 52
The Fall of Jerusalem and Exile, 52:1-34 . . . 277
Outline of Jeremiah . . . 281
Glossary Notes on Terms and Themes . . . 290
Map of Palestine in Jeremiah's Time . . . 316
Map of the Ancient Near East in Jeremiah's Time . . . 317
Sources Quoted . . . 318
Selected Bibliography . . . 323
Helps in Teaching Jeremiah . . . 325
The Author . . . 327