Jeremiah, Lamentations / Tremper Longman III. [print]

Introduction: Jeremiah -- The superscription (Jer. 1:1-3) -- Jeremiah's call (Jer. 1:4-19) -- Former bliss (Jer. 2:1-3) -- A case against God's people (Jer. 2:4-13) -- The way of the Lord or the way of the nations (Jer. 2:14-19) -- Like a whore (Jer. 2:20:28) -- Israel accuses God; God accuses Israel (Jer. 2:29-37) -- Like a nomad in the desert ((Jer. 3:1-5) -- Future restoration (Jer. 3:12-4:4) -- A lion from the north (Jer. 4:5-10) -- Scorching wind (Jer. 4:11-18) -- My anguish (Jer. 4:19-22) -- Chaos will reign (Jer. 4:23-28) -- The devastated one (Jer. 4:29-31) -- Poor and great, all of Jerusalem depraved (Jer. 5:1-9) -- Destroy the vineyard (Jer. 5:10-13) -- Fire to the wood (Jer. 5:14-19) -- A foolish and senseless people (Jer. 5:20-31) -- Jerusalem attacked! (Jer. 6:1-8) -- The gleaning of Israel (Jer. 6:9-15) -- Regusal to walk on the ancient paths (Jer. 6:16-21) -- Attack from the north (Jer. 6:22-26) -- Jeremiah, metal tester (Jer. 6:27-30) -- Jeremiah's temple sermon (Jer. 7:1-15) -- Do not pray (Jer. 7:16-20) -- Obedience, not sacrifice (Jer. 7:21-29) -- The valley of Topeth (Jer. 7:30-34 -- Exposed bones (Jer. 8:1-3) -- My stubborn people (Jer. 8:4-7) -- The deceit of the religious leaders (Jer. 8:8-12) -- Gather into the cities! (Jer. 8:13-17) -- No balm in Gilead (Jer. 8:18-9:1) -- The people are liars (Jer. 9:2-6) -- Should I not avenge myself? (Jer. 9:7-11) -- Why? (Jer. 9:12-16) -- Wail, o women! (Jer. 9:17-22) -- Boast only in the Lord and uncircumcised of heart (Jer. 9:23-26) -- The supremacy of Yahweh (Jer. 10:1-16) -- The future exile (Jer. 10:17-22) -- Jeremiah's prayer (Jer. 10:23-25) -- Betraying the covenant (Jer. 11:1-17) -- God protects his prophet (Jer. 11:18-12:6) -- God abandons his people (Jer. 12:7-13) -- Uprooting and reestablishing the nations (Jer. 12:14-17) -- The ruined linen loin belt (Jer. 13:1-11) -- Wine jars (Jer. 13:12-14) -- Light turns to darkness (Jer. 13:15-17) -- King and Queen Mother (Jer. 13:18-29) -- God's unclean people (Jer. 13:21-27) -- The drought (Jer. 14:1-10) -- False prophets (Jer. 14:11-16).

Yahweh weeps and Jeremiah complains (Jer. 14:17-22) -- Not Moses, Samuel or Jeremiah! (Jer. 15:1-4 -- No pity for Jerusalem and Jeremiah's lament (Jer. 15:5-10) -- The Lord speaks to the prophet (Jer. 15:11-14) -- Jeremiah's complaint and divine response (Jer. 15:15-21) -- Don't marry, don't mourn, and don't celebrate (Jer. 16:1-13) -- A new exodus after a double judgment (Jer. 16:14-21) -- Indelible sin (Jer. 17:1-4) -- Wisdom sayings (Jer. 17:5-11) -- Another lament by the prophet (Jer. 17:12-18) -- Observe the Sabbath (Jer. 19-27) -- Jeremiah's first trip to the potter (Jer. 18:1-23) -- A clay jar: judgement against Topheth (Jer. 19:1-20:6) -- Jeremiah's lament (Jer. 20:7-19) -- God rejects Zedekiah's request for prayer (Jer. 21:1-14) -- Oracles concerning the kings of Judah (Jer. 22:1-23:8) -- Prophets who lie (Jer. 23:9-40) -- Good figs, bad figs (Jer. 24:1-10) -- The seventy-year punishment (Jer. 25:1-14) -- God's cup of wrath (Jer. 25:15-38) -- A second temple sermon (Jer. 24:1-24) -- Jeremiah versus the false prophet Hananiah (Jer. 27-28) -- Letters to Babylon and back (Jer. 29) -- The book of consolation (Jer. 30-33) -- Zedekiah: capture but peaceful death (Jer. 34:1-7) -- Reversing a Godly decision (Jer. 34:8-22) -- Recabit obedience (Jer. 35:1-19) -- Jehoakim burns the first Jeremiah scroll (Jer. 36) -- Jeremiah in prison during the reign of Zedekiah (Jer. 37:1-38:28) -- The fates of Zedekiah, Jeremiah, and Ebel-Melech (Jer. 39:1-40:6) -- The assassination of Gedaliah (Jer. 40:7-41:15) -- Forced to go to Egypt (Jer. 41:16:43:13) -- Idolatry and its consequences (Jer. 44:1-30) -- An oracle concerning Baruch (Jer. 45:1-5) -- Oracles against the nations (Jer. 46:1-51:63) -- Oracles against Egypt (Jer. 46:1-28) -- Oracle against Philistia (Jer. 47:1-7) -- Oracle against Moab (Jer. 48: 1-47) -- Oracle against Ammon (Jer. 49:1-6) -- Oracle againsg Edom (Jer. 49:7-22) -- Oracle against Damascus (Jer. 49:23-27) -- Oracles against Kedar and Hazor (Jer. 49:28-33) -- Oracle against Elam (Jer. 49:34-39) -- Oracles against Babylon (Jer. 50:1-51:64) -- The fall of Jerusalem (Jer. 52:1-34) -- Lamentations -- Introduction: Lamentations -- Lament for and by Jerusalem (Lam. 1:1-22) -- The Lord is like an enemy (Lam. 2:1-22) -- Man of affliction (Jer. 3:1-66) -- The luster has faded for the people of God (Lam. 4:1-22) -- A final lament and appeal (Lam. 5:12-22).

"Longman has added another fine commentary to his credit with this volume in the NIBC series. The complexity and sheer volume of Jeremiah-Lamentations are well known, but Longman's presentation controls the material admirably, while also producing an extremely accessible, manageable commentary." Back Cover

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