Outline
II. Jeremiah's Induction, 1:4-19
B. Jeremiah's Consecration, 1:5, 9
C. Jeremiah's Commission, 1:4-10
D. Jeremiah's Confirmation, 1:11-19
III. Arraignment of the House of Jacob, 2:1—10:25
A. The Infidelity of Israel, 2:1—3:5
B. A Plaintive Call to Repentance, 3:6—4:4
C. Enemy from the North and from Within, 4:5—6:30
E. Miscellaneous Oracles, 8:4—10:25
IV. Confessions and Predictions, 11:1—20:18
A. Jeremiah and the Covenant, 11:1—12:17
B. Parables and Pronouncements, 13:1-27
C. The Drouth and Its Moral Implications, 14:1—15:9
D. Confessions of Jeremiah, 15:10-21
E. Miscellaneous Materials, 16:1—17:18
F. Symbolic Actions: Meaning and Results, 17:19—20:18
V. A Forecast of the End, 21:1—29:32
A. Beginning of the Final Siege, 21:1-10
B. The Fortunes of the House of David, 21:11—23:8
C. Oracles Against False Prophets, 23:9-40
D. The Parable of the Figs, 24:1-10
E. A Preview of the End, 25:1-38
F. Opposition to Predictions of Doom, 26:1—29:32
VI. The Book of Consolation, 30:1—33:26
B. From Tragedy to Triumph, 30:4—31:1
C. Restoration Assured, 31:2-40
D. Restoration Dramatized, 32:1-44
E. Further Assurance of Restoration, 33:1-26
VII. Counsel for Kings, 34:1—36:32
A. Counsel Concerning Babylon, 34:1-7
B. Counsel Concerning Slaves, 34:8-22
C. The Example of the Rechabites, 35:1-19
D. Counsel Preserved in a Book, 36:1-19
E. The Book Destroyed, 36:20-26
F. The Book Rewritten, 36:27-32
VIII. The Fall of Jerusalem, 37:1—40:6
A. The Fatal Flaw in the City's Defenses, 37:1-2
B. Hopes with No Foundation, 37:3-10
C. Jeremiah Arrested and Imprisoned, 37:11-15
D. A Secret Conference, 37:16-21
F. A Final Interview, 38:14-28
H. Jeremiah Gains His Freedom, 39:11-14
I. The Rewards of Faith, 39:15-18
J. Jeremiah Makes His Choice, 40:1-6
IX. In the Wake of Ruin, 40:7—44:30
A. The Governorship of Gedaliah, 40:7—44:3
B. Ishmael's Atrocities, 41:4-18
C. The Flight to Egypt, 42:1—43:7
D. Jeremiah in Egypt, 43:8—44:30
X. God's Message to Baruch, 45:1-5
XI. Oracles Against Foreign Nations, 46:1—51:64
B. Oracle Against Egypt, 46:2-28
C. Oracle Against the Philistines, 47:1-7
D. Oracle Against Moab, 48:1-47
E. Oracle Against Ammon, 49:1-6
F. Oracle Against Edom, 49:7-22
G. Oracle Against Damascus, 49:23-27
H. Oracle Against Kedar and Hazor, 49:28-33
I. Oracle Against Elam, 49:34-39
J. Oracle Against Babylon, 50:1—51:64
XII. Historical Appendix, 52:1-34
A. Zedekiah's Accession and Revolt, 52:1-3
B. The Siege of Jerusalem, 52:4-5
C. The Famine During the Siege, 52:6
D. The Fall of Jerusalem, 52:7
E. Zedekiah's Capture and Fate, 52:8-11
F. Demolition of Jerusalem, 52:12-16
G. Temple Vessels Taken, 52:17-23
H. Fate of the Princes, 52:24-27