The prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do all this! May the Lord make your prophecy come true! May he bring back to this place from Babylon all the valuable articles taken from the Lord’s temple and the people who were carried into exile.

The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it.

Then he spoke up in the presence of all the people. “The Lord says, ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon before two years are over.’” After he heard this, the prophet Jeremiah departed and went on his way.

But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, the Lord’s message came to Jeremiah.

Then the prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you! You are making these people trust in a lie.

Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles

The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the other people who were exiled in Babylon.

A Response to the Letter and a Subsequent Letter

The Lord told Jeremiah, “Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite

You should have reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth who is pretending to be a prophet among you!

Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.

Then the Lord’s message came to Jeremiah:

Introduction to the Book of Consolation

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah Buys a Field

In the tenth year that Zedekiah was ruling over Judah the Lord spoke to Jeremiah. That was the same as the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.

For King Zedekiah had confined Jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did. He had asked Jeremiah, “Why do you keep prophesying these things? Why do you keep saying that the Lord says, ‘I will hand this city over to the king of Babylon? I will let him capture it.

So now, Jeremiah said, “The Lord’s message came to me,

Jeremiah’s Prayer of Praise and Bewilderment

“After I had given the copies of the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord,

The Lord Answers Jeremiah’s Prayer

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah:

The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel and Judah

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah another time:

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah another time:

The Lord Makes an Ominous Promise to Zedekiah

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah while King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the towns around it with a large army. This army consisted of troops from his own army and from the kingdoms and peoples of the lands under his dominion.

This is what the Lord God of Israel told Jeremiah, “Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord has said: “Take note! I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

The prophet Jeremiah told all these things to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem.

The Lord Threatens to Destroy Those Who Wronged Their Slaves

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to grant their slaves their freedom.

The Lord’s message came to Jeremiah,