50 Book of Jeremiah Bible Quiz Questions

Called as a young man, Jeremiah warned Judah for decades before Jerusalem fell. How much do you know about the weeping prophet?

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    Is there no balm in _____? Is there no physician there?

    Answer: C. GileadJeremiah 8:22
    Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
  2. Question 2Easy

    In the New Covenant, no more shall every man teach his neighbor, for they all shall know the Lord.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 31:34
    And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
  3. Question 3Easy

    A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, _____ weeping for her children.

    Answer: D. RachelJeremiah 31:15
    Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
  4. Question 4Easy

    Speaking to the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord asks: 'Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too _____ for Me?'

    Answer: B. HardJeremiah 32:27
    Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
  5. Question 5Easy

    Cursed is the man who trusts in _____ and makes flesh his strength.

    Answer: B. ManJeremiah 17:5
    Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
  6. Question 6Easy

    God contrasted the obedience of the Rechabites to their father with Judah's disobedience to Him.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 35:14
    The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
  7. Question 7Easy

    When the LORD called Jeremiah, He promised: 'They will fight against you, but they shall not _____ against you.'

    Answer: D. PrevailJeremiah 1:19
    And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
  8. Question 8Easy

    What excuse did Jeremiah give when God called him?

    Answer: C. I am a youth / I cannot speakJeremiah 1:6
    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
  9. Question 9Easy

    God told Jeremiah to marry and have many sons and daughters in Jerusalem.

    Answer: FalseJeremiah 16:2
    Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
  10. Question 10Easy

    Flee from the midst of Babylon... for this is the time of the Lord's _____.

    Answer: D. VengeanceJeremiah 51:6
    Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
  11. Question 11Easy

    Because the Rechabites obeyed their father's command not to drink wine, God promised they would never lack a man to _____.

    Answer: C. Stand before MeJeremiah 35:18-19
    And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
  12. Question 12Easy

    Jeremiah told the exiles to seek the _____ of the city where they were held captive.

    Answer: B. PeaceJeremiah 29:7
    And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
  13. Question 13Easy

    Jeremiah asks: 'Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?'

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 2:32
    Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
  14. Question 14Easy

    Where did the princes put Jeremiah, causing him to sink in the mud?

    Answer: C. A dungeon / cisternJeremiah 38:6
    Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
  15. Question 15Easy

    God made Jeremiah a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the land.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 1:18
    For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    God said He would bring disaster upon Judah, and even though they cry out to Him, He will not listen.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 11:11
    Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
  2. Question 17Medium

    God commanded Jeremiah to send bonds and yokes to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 27:1-3
    In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto …
  3. Question 18Medium

    After King Jehoiakim burned the scroll, Jeremiah dictated the same words onto a new scroll, adding many similar words to them.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 36:32
    Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
  4. Question 19Medium

    God warned the remnant of Judah through Jeremiah that the sword they feared would overtake them if they fled to Egypt.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 42:15-16
    And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
  5. Question 20Medium

    In Jeremiah's prophecy, what does God say about the language of the distant nation He brings against Israel?

    Answer: D. A language you do not understandJeremiah 5:15
    Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
  6. Question 21Medium

    What great river flowed directly through the ancient city of Babylon?

    Answer: D. EuphratesJeremiah 51:63
    And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
  7. Question 22Medium

    Where was King Zedekiah taken in bronze fetters?

    Answer: A. BabylonJeremiah 39:7
    Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
  8. Question 23Medium

    Which priest struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in the stocks?

    Answer: C. PashhurJeremiah 20:2
    Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
  9. Question 24Medium

    The Jews in Egypt claimed that when they burned incense to the Queen of Heaven, they had plenty of food and saw no trouble.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 44:17
    But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
  10. Question 25Medium

    In Jeremiah's prophecy against Babylon, what did sinking the scroll in the Euphrates symbolize?

    Answer: D. Babylon will sink and not riseJeremiah 51:64
    And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
  11. Question 26Medium

    In Jeremiah's prophecy, against which nation does God ask: 'Has Israel no sons? Has she no heir? Why then has Molek taken possession of Gad?'

    Answer: A. AmmonitesJeremiah 49:1
    Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
  12. Question 27Medium

    While Jeremiah was confined in the court of the guard, what did God promise if the prophet called to Him?

    Answer: D. I will answer you and show you great and hidden thingsJeremiah 33:3
    Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
  13. Question 28Medium

    Where was King Jehoiakim sitting when the scroll was read and burned?

    Answer: D. In the winter house with a fire burningJeremiah 36:22
    Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
  14. Question 29Medium

    In the prophecy against Edom, what animal metaphor describes the invader coming up from the thickets of the Jordan?

    Answer: A. A lionJeremiah 49:19
    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
  15. Question 30Medium

    God promised that Israel would serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom He will raise up.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 30:9
    But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
  16. Question 31Medium

    God told Jeremiah to call for the skillful wailing women to mourn for Judah.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 9:17
    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
  17. Question 32Medium

    The prophet Jeremiah declares to God, 'Nothing is too hard for you.' Which theological attribute does this statement demonstrate?

    Answer: D. OmnipotenceJeremiah 32:17
    Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  18. Question 33Medium

    Jeremiah says that even if Judah enlarges her eyes with paint, she makes herself fair in vain, for her lovers will despise her.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 4:30
    And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
  19. Question 34Medium

    What will happen to the remaining vessels in the temple, according to Jeremiah?

    Answer: D. They will be carried to BabylonJeremiah 27:22
    They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
  20. Question 35Medium

    God commanded Jeremiah to buy a linen belt and put it in water to wash it.

    Answer: FalseJeremiah 13:1
    Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    The prophet Urijah prophesied against Jerusalem, fled to Egypt, and was killed by King Jehoiakim.

    Answer: TrueJeremiah 26:20-23
    And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; And Jehoiakim …
  2. Question 37Hard

    Because Ebed-Melech trusted God and saved Jeremiah, God promised him what as a prize?

    Answer: C. His own lifeJeremiah 39:18
    For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
  3. Question 38Hard

    Which king of Judah was brought out of prison in Babylon after 37 years and given a seat of honor?

    Answer: C. JehoiachinJeremiah 52:31
    And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
  4. Question 39Hard

    Which nation is addressed with the words: 'Baldness has come upon Gaza'?

    Answer: B. PhilistinesJeremiah 47:5
    Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
  5. Question 40Hard

    How much silver did Jeremiah weigh out for the field in Anathoth?

    Answer: D. 17 shekelsJeremiah 32:9
    And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
  6. Question 41Hard

    What name did Jeremiah give Pashhur meaning 'Terror on Every Side'?

    Answer: B. Magor-MissabibJeremiah 20:3
    And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
  7. Question 42Hard

    What did Jeremiah hide in the clay in the brick courtyard in Egypt?

    Answer: C. Large stonesJeremiah 43:9
    Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;
  8. Question 43Hard

    In the book of Jeremiah, to what animal sniffing the wind in her heat does God compare Israel?

    Answer: B. Wild donkeyJeremiah 2:24
    A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
  9. Question 44Hard

    In the book of Jeremiah, what language is uniquely used for the verse declaring that false gods will perish from the earth?

    Answer: B. AramaicJeremiah 10:11
    Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
  10. Question 45Hard

    What object did God tell Jeremiah to buy and break in the Valley of Hinnom?

    Answer: B. A potter's earthen flask / jarJeremiah 19:1-11
    Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; …
  11. Question 46Hard

    Why did the Chaldean army temporarily withdraw from Jerusalem?

    Answer: C. Pharaoh's army marched out of EgyptJeremiah 37:5
    Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
  12. Question 47Hard

    During the fall of Jerusalem, which Babylonian captain burned the Temple and the king's house?

    Answer: D. NebuzaradanJeremiah 52:12-13
    Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
  13. Question 48Hard

    In the book of Jeremiah, what position did Seraiah hold when he took a scroll of prophecies to sink in the Euphrates?

    Answer: A. QuartermasterJeremiah 51:59-64
    The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince. So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon. And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt …
  14. Question 49Hard

    What did Jeremiah see in two baskets placed before the temple of the Lord?

    Answer: C. Figs (good and bad)Jeremiah 24:1-3
    The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty …
  15. Question 50Hard

    According to the prophet Jeremiah, what sacred object will the people no longer remember, miss, or make again?

    Answer: B. The Ark of the CovenantJeremiah 3:16
    And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

Answer key

  1. C. Gilead (Jeremiah 8:22)
  2. True (Jeremiah 31:34)
  3. D. Rachel (Jeremiah 31:15)
  4. B. Hard (Jeremiah 32:27)
  5. B. Man (Jeremiah 17:5)
  6. True (Jeremiah 35:14)
  7. D. Prevail (Jeremiah 1:19)
  8. C. I am a youth / I cannot speak (Jeremiah 1:6)
  9. False (Jeremiah 16:2)
  10. D. Vengeance (Jeremiah 51:6)
  11. C. Stand before Me (Jeremiah 35:18-19)
  12. B. Peace (Jeremiah 29:7)
  13. True (Jeremiah 2:32)
  14. C. A dungeon / cistern (Jeremiah 38:6)
  15. True (Jeremiah 1:18)
  16. True (Jeremiah 11:11)
  17. True (Jeremiah 27:1-3)
  18. True (Jeremiah 36:32)
  19. True (Jeremiah 42:15-16)
  20. D. A language you do not understand (Jeremiah 5:15)
  21. D. Euphrates (Jeremiah 51:63)
  22. A. Babylon (Jeremiah 39:7)
  23. C. Pashhur (Jeremiah 20:2)
  24. True (Jeremiah 44:17)
  25. D. Babylon will sink and not rise (Jeremiah 51:64)
  26. A. Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1)
  27. D. I will answer you and show you great and hidden things (Jeremiah 33:3)
  28. D. In the winter house with a fire burning (Jeremiah 36:22)
  29. A. A lion (Jeremiah 49:19)
  30. True (Jeremiah 30:9)
  31. True (Jeremiah 9:17)
  32. D. Omnipotence (Jeremiah 32:17)
  33. True (Jeremiah 4:30)
  34. D. They will be carried to Babylon (Jeremiah 27:22)
  35. False (Jeremiah 13:1)
  36. True (Jeremiah 26:20-23)
  37. C. His own life (Jeremiah 39:18)
  38. C. Jehoiachin (Jeremiah 52:31)
  39. B. Philistines (Jeremiah 47:5)
  40. D. 17 shekels (Jeremiah 32:9)
  41. B. Magor-Missabib (Jeremiah 20:3)
  42. C. Large stones (Jeremiah 43:9)
  43. B. Wild donkey (Jeremiah 2:24)
  44. B. Aramaic (Jeremiah 10:11)
  45. B. A potter's earthen flask / jar (Jeremiah 19:1-11)
  46. C. Pharaoh's army marched out of Egypt (Jeremiah 37:5)
  47. D. Nebuzaradan (Jeremiah 52:12-13)
  48. A. Quartermaster (Jeremiah 51:59-64)
  49. C. Figs (good and bad) (Jeremiah 24:1-3)
  50. B. The Ark of the Covenant (Jeremiah 3:16)
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What is the Book of Jeremiah about?

Jeremiah is the twenty-fourth book of the Bible. Jeremiah was from a family of priests in Anathoth and was called to be a prophet while still young. God told him, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee" (Jeremiah 1:5). He prophesied in Judah from the days of King Josiah until Jerusalem fell to Babylon.

His message was hard. He warned that judgment was coming for idolatry and injustice, and he used object lessons such as a ruined linen girdle, clay remade at the potter's house (Jeremiah 18:1–6) and a yoke worn on his neck. He was mocked, beaten, put in the stocks and let down into a muddy dungeon (Jeremiah 38:6). Yet his book also holds hope. He wrote to the exiles that God's thoughts toward them were "thoughts of peace, and not of evil" (Jeremiah 29:11), and he foretold a new covenant written in the heart (Jeremiah 31:31–33).

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