Mature Believer
Jeremiah & Lamentations.
The weeping prophet, and the lament for Jerusalem.
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Why this plan
Jeremiah spent his ministry warning of Jerusalem's fall; Lamentations mourns it when it comes. Read together, they belong side by side.
What you'll read
One stream, read in order.
Jeremiah & Lamentations
Jeremiah → Lamentations
Week by week
The plan for the next 12 weeks.
Every reading, in the order the app gives them.
Week 1Jeremiah 1 – Jeremiah 5
- Day 1Jeremiah 1
- Day 2Jeremiah 2
- Day 3Jeremiah 3
- Day 4Jeremiah 4
- Day 5Jeremiah 5
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 2Jeremiah 6 – Jeremiah 10
- Day 6Jeremiah 6
- Day 7Jeremiah 7
- Day 8Jeremiah 8
- Day 9Jeremiah 9
- Day 10Jeremiah 10
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 3Jeremiah 11 – Jeremiah 15
- Day 11Jeremiah 11
- Day 12Jeremiah 12
- Day 13Jeremiah 13
- Day 14Jeremiah 14
- Day 15Jeremiah 15
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 4Jeremiah 16 – Jeremiah 20
- Day 16Jeremiah 16
- Day 17Jeremiah 17
- Day 18Jeremiah 18
- Day 19Jeremiah 19
- Day 20Jeremiah 20
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 5Jeremiah 21 – Jeremiah 25
- Day 21Jeremiah 21
- Day 22Jeremiah 22
- Day 23Jeremiah 23
- Day 24Jeremiah 24
- Day 25Jeremiah 25
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 6Jeremiah 26 – Jeremiah 30
- Day 26Jeremiah 26
- Day 27Jeremiah 27
- Day 28Jeremiah 28
- Day 29Jeremiah 29
- Day 30Jeremiah 30
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 7Jeremiah 31 – Jeremiah 35
- Day 31Jeremiah 31
- Day 32Jeremiah 32
- Day 33Jeremiah 33
- Day 34Jeremiah 34
- Day 35Jeremiah 35
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 8Jeremiah 36 – Jeremiah 40
- Day 36Jeremiah 36
- Day 37Jeremiah 37
- Day 38Jeremiah 38
- Day 39Jeremiah 39
- Day 40Jeremiah 40
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 9Jeremiah 41 – Jeremiah 45
- Day 41Jeremiah 41
- Day 42Jeremiah 42
- Day 43Jeremiah 43
- Day 44Jeremiah 44
- Day 45Jeremiah 45
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 10Jeremiah 46 – Jeremiah 50
- Day 46Jeremiah 46
- Day 47Jeremiah 47
- Day 48Jeremiah 48
- Day 49Jeremiah 49
- Day 50Jeremiah 50
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 11Jeremiah 51:1–31 – Lamentations 2
- Day 51Jeremiah 51:1–31
- Day 52Jeremiah 51:32–64
- Day 53Jeremiah 52
- Day 54Lamentations 1
- Day 55Lamentations 2
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 12Lamentations 3:1–33 – Lamentations 5
- Day 56Lamentations 3:1–33
- Day 57Lamentations 3:34–66
- Day 58Lamentations 4
- Day 59Lamentations 5
- Rest dayReflect on the plan you've just finished
Weekly rhythm
Five days to read. One to reflect.
Each reading day has one reading per stream. On your rest day, look back over the week. You choose your rest day in the app: Saturday, Sunday or the whole weekend. Your place only moves on when you mark a reading done, so a missed day never leaves you behind.
How to read
Read, Reflect, Respond.
The same three steps every day, in any plan. Fifteen to thirty minutes is plenty.
- 1
Read
Read slowly and on purpose, with a pen in hand. Mark the words and verses that stand out, the big words to look up, the repeated ideas, and the connecting words like therefore and because.
- 2
Reflect
Ask why you marked what you did. What did it mean to the people it was first written to? What does it mean for you today? What does it show you about God?
- 3
Respond
Turn it into prayer: thanksgiving, praise, repentance, or asking for help, using the words you marked. Optionally, write down one thing to carry into the day.
Optional, in the app
Add a companion reading.
Alongside this plan, you can add a short daily reading. Turn on any of them, or alternate the Psalm and Proverb from day to day.
Psalm of the Day
One psalm a day, working through the whole Psalter.
Proverb of the Day
One chapter of Proverbs a day, cycling every 31 days.
Gospel of the Day
This plan doesn't include a Gospel, so Gospel of the Day keeps you reading the words and works of Jesus alongside it, one Gospel at a time.
Companion readings need a free account in the Standfirm app.
When you finish
Keep going.
Every plan in this stage covers different books. Pick another. There's no rush.