Jeremiah 1:1WEB
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
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JeremiahWEB
Jeremiah 1:1WEB
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
Jeremiah 1:2WEB
Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:3WEB
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
Jeremiah 1:4WEB
Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:5WEB
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:6WEB
Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:7WEB
But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:8WEB
Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:9WEB
Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:10WEB
Behold, I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Jeremiah 1:11WEB
Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:12WEB
Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:13WEB
Yahweh’s word came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a boiling cauldron; and it is tipping away from the north.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:14WEB
Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:15WEB
For behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says Yahweh. “They will come, and they will each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Jeremiah 1:16WEB
I will utter my judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Jeremiah 1:17WEB
“You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
Jeremiah 1:18WEB
For behold, I have made you today a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Jeremiah 1:19WEB
They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.