God touches Jeremiah’s mouth and says he has put his words in Jeremiah’s mouth (Jeremiah 1:9). The act directly links Jeremiah’s message to God’s own words.

Jeremiah asks, "Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there?" while grieving that the people’s wound is not healed (Jeremiah 8:22). The question highlights ongoing suffering and lack of recovery in the situation described.

God tells Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you," and that he was appointed as a prophet before birth (Jeremiah 1:5). The verse presents Jeremiah’s calling as God-initiated and set apart in advance.

God says his people committed two evils: they forsook him, "the fountain of living waters," and they dug "broken cisterns" that cannot hold water (Jeremiah 2:13). The verse contrasts a reliable source with an empty substitute.

Jeremiah says the LORD made the earth by his power and established the world by his wisdom (Jeremiah 10:12). He contrasts the living God and everlasting King with lifeless idols (Jeremiah 10:10).

God says he spoke to Israel about obeying his voice and walking in his ways, not relying on sacrifices as a substitute for obedience (Jeremiah 7:22–23). The passage centers the covenant requirement on listening and doing what was commanded.

God recalls Israel’s "devotion" and "love" in the wilderness, describing them as set apart to the LORD (Jeremiah 2:2–3). The memory sets up a contrast with later unfaithfulness.

Jeremiah says not to boast in wisdom, might, or riches (Jeremiah 9:23). The saying contrasts those with boasting in understanding and knowing the LORD’s character and actions (Jeremiah 9:24).

In Jeremiah’s vision, a boiling pot is "facing away from the north," and God explains that disaster will be poured out from the north on the land (Jeremiah 1:13–14). The image signals an approaching threat coming from the northern direction.

Jeremiah challenges trust in repeated slogans like "This is the temple of the LORD" while people commit serious wrongs (Jeremiah 7:4–10). He says the temple can become "a den of robbers" when used as false security (Jeremiah 7:11).

God announces a curse on anyone who does not obey the words of the covenant given when he brought the people out of Egypt (Jeremiah 11:3–4). The passage ties the curse to refusing to listen and do what was commanded (Jeremiah 11:7–8).

Jeremiah hides a linen belt and later finds it ruined and good for nothing (Jeremiah 13:1–7). God explains that Judah’s great pride will be ruined in the same way, though they were meant to cling to him (Jeremiah 13:9–11).

Topheth is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, where child sacrifice is described, and God says it will be called the Valley of Slaughter (Jeremiah 7:31–32). The passage says many will fall and there will be no place to bury them (Jeremiah 7:32–33).

Jeremiah first sees a branch of an almond tree, connected to God watching over his word (Jeremiah 1:11–12). He then sees a boiling pot tipping from the north, tied to coming disaster from the north (Jeremiah 1:13–14).

Jeremiah reports a plot against him and later identifies the men of Anathoth as those who said he must not prophesy (Jeremiah 11:18–21). God declares judgment on the men of Anathoth for seeking his life (Jeremiah 11:22–23).

Jeremiah objects to his commission by saying he does not know how to speak because he is "only a youth" (Jeremiah 1:6). The statement explains his hesitation as inexperience and fear about speaking publicly.

God points to Shiloh as a place where he set his name, then says he did to it what he will do to the temple in Jerusalem because of wickedness (Jeremiah 7:12–14). Shiloh functions as an example of a ruined sanctuary.

Jeremiah says the LORD is righteous, yet he asks why the way of the wicked prospers and why traitors thrive (Jeremiah 12:1). He describes people who speak of God while being far from him in their hearts (Jeremiah 12:2).

Jeremiah uses animal imagery to describe Israel’s pursuit of other gods, picturing an uncontrolled, craving drive (Jeremiah 2:24). The comparison emphasizes intensity and persistence in idol-seeking.

Jeremiah describes idols as crafted objects that cannot speak and must be carried because they cannot walk (Jeremiah 10:3–5). The point is their powerlessness compared to the LORD.

Jeremiah says the prophets prophesy falsely, priests rule by their own authority, and the people love it that way (Jeremiah 5:31). The verse presents leadership deception and popular acceptance as part of the problem.

Jeremiah says, "How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,’" while claiming the "lying pen of the scribes" has made it into a lie (Jeremiah 8:8). The verse attacks confidence in corrupted teaching and claims of wisdom.

God tells Jeremiah not to pray or intercede for the people because he will not listen when they call in their trouble (Jeremiah 7:16). A similar prohibition appears as judgment is declared for breaking the covenant (Jeremiah 11:14).