The major and minor prophets of the Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures, arranged in a more chronological order and sorted by their intended target audience: Israel, Judah, or other (Assyria, Edom). The prophets in our Bibles aren't arranged in chronological order, so this chart can help you read them in order, and while keeping the problems of nation and empire in mind (which form part of the prophets' messages). Hopefully this brings clarity to the prophets section of your Bible.

1. Prophets by Period and Target Audience
Israel (Northern Kingdom)
Judah (Southern Kingdom)
Elsewhere
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Prophets of the 8 Century BC (Divided Kingdom Period)
Amos (760-745)
First Isaiah (1-39) (after 740-at
Hosea (745-at least 722)
least 700)
Micah (before 722-701 or after)
Sixty Years of Prophetic Silence 700-640
Prophets of the Last Days of Judah, 7th Century BC
Zephaniah (640-625)
Nahum, against Assyria (615Habbakuk (605-597ish)
610), around the time of the
Fall of Nineveh 612—joy and
relief at the fall of Assyrian
empire
Around the Time of the Fall of Judah 586
Jeremiah (627-571)
Lamentations (586 and after)
Baruch
During the Babylonian Exile 585-539
Ezekiel (593-586)
Obadiah, against Edom, who
Second Isaiah (40-55 – Book of
participated in the sack of
Consolation)
Jerusalem 586 and seized land
afterwards
Post-Exilic 539-332
Haggai (520)
First Zechariah (1-8)
Third Isaiah (56-66)
Malachi (undated, in Persian
period 516-330)
Joel (undated, after the temple is
rebuilt 516—apocalyptic literary
form coming into use)
Jonah (undated, but more like
wisdom literature, universalism
hints late date)
Against the Greeks 332-175
Second Zechariah (9-14)
Daniel (wisdom literature, uses
faith in exile in Babylon as
encouragement to faith under
Greek oppression; Jews classify
Daniel not as prophet but as
Ketubim – writings)
Baruch (perhaps written late
anachronistically as
encouragement)
Created by Elizabeth Cole, 2013; sources are Boadt 1st ed. and NAB notes