Jeremiah 44

Jeremiah 44
A high resolution scan of the Aleppo Codex showing the Book of Jeremiah (the sixth book in Nevi'im).
BookBook of Jeremiah
Hebrew Bible partNevi'im
Order in the Hebrew part6
CategoryLatter Prophets
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part24

Jeremiah 44 is the forty-fourth chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains prophecies attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This chapter is part of a narrative section consisting of chapters 37 to the present one.[1] Chapters 42-44 describe the emigration to Egypt involving the remnant who remained in Judah after much of the population was exiled to Babylon.[2] The Jerusalem Bible describes this chapter as "the last episode of Jeremiah's ministry".[3]

  1. ^ Coogan 2007, pp. 1137-1138 Hebrew Bible.
  2. ^ O'Connor 2007, p. 520.
  3. ^ Jerusalem Bible (1966), Heading at Jeremiah 44:1