Jeremiah Chapter 21 Summary - Key Points & Themes

Read Jeremiah Chapter 21 Summary

King Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah asking him to inquire of the LORD as Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem. God responds: He Himself will fight against Jerusalem with pestilence, sword, and famine; those who surrender to the Chaldeans will live. The LORD sets before them the way of life and death: submit and live, or resist and die.

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Characters in This Chapter

Jeremiah

The weeping prophet who faithfully proclaimed judgment and hope

Baruch

Jeremiah's secretary who wrote down his prophecies

Zephaniah

Prophet of the Day of the Lord

Judah

Son of Jacob, Ancestor of David and Christ

David

King of Israel

Places in This Chapter

Jerusalem

City Jeremiah loved and warned, which fell to Babylon

Babylon

Empire that conquered Judah as God's instrument of judgment

Position in Book

Call and Early MinistryChapters 1-6

Conflict and PersecutionChapters 7-29

Temple sermon, symbolic acts, opposition from leaders, false prophets.

Hope and RestorationChapters 30-33

Fall of JerusalemChapters 34-45

Oracles Against NationsChapters 46-51

Historical AppendixChapters 52

Bible Bites

The Longest Book by Word Count

While Psalms has more chapters, Jeremiah is actually the longest book in the Bible by total word count. The weeping prophet's 52 chapters contain approximately 33,000 words in Hebrew, chronicling Judah's final days before exile.

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