Jeremiah

The prophecies of Jeremiah are not recorded in chronological order. There are large and small sections from different periods of his life randomly joined together into a record of Jeremiah's prophecies.
JEREMIAH'S CALL TO OFFICE (CH. 1)
PROPHECIES DURING JOSIAH'S REIGN (CH. 2-20) Israel's Sin (Ch. 2) Call to Repentance (Ch. 3) Approaching Judgment (Ch. 4-6) Temple Discourse (Ch. 7-10) Broken Covenant (Ch. 11-12) Five Warnings (Ch. 13) Judah's Punishment (Ch. 14-17) The Potters lessons (Ch. 18-20)
PROPHECIES DURING ZEDEKIAH'S REIGN (CH. 21-24) Zedekiah's Oracles (Ch. 21) Oracle against Kings (Ch. 22) Oracle against Prophets (Ch. 23) Baskets of Figs (Ch. 24)
PROPHECIES OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILE (CH. 25-29)
RESTORATION PROMISED (CH. 30-33)
HISTORICAL SECTION (CH. 34-35)
JEREMIAH'S PERSECUTION (CH. 36-38)
FALL OF JERUSALEM AND EXILE (CH. 39-45) Fall of Jerusalem (Ch. 39) Gedaliah (Ch. 40-41) Flight to Egypt (Ch. 42-43) Jeremiah's Last Words (Ch. 44) Word to Baruch (Ch. 45)
PROPHECIES AGAINST THE NATIONS (Ch. 46-52) Against Egypt (Ch. 46) Against Philistia (Ch. 47) Against Moab (Ch. 48) Against Ammon (Ch. 49:1-6) Against Edom (Ch. 49:7-22) Against Damascus (Ch. 49:23-27) Against Kedar and Hazor (Ch. 49:28-33) Against Elam (Ch. 49:34-39) Against Babylon (Ch. 50-51)
HISTORICAL APPENDIX (CH. 52)
Jeremiah was a prophet during Judah's darkest days. He sought to make sense of the divine will as the Babylonian threat loomed large. He felt compelled to announce Judah's impending defeat, and this took a heavy toll on his spirit.