Jer 1 | ABEn | STEP | The saying of God which came unto Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

Jeremiah 1

CHAPTER 1 Jeremiah Appointed Prophet

1 The saying of God which came unto Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. 2 As [³came ¹the word ²of God] to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, [⁴year ³thirteenth ¹in ²the] of his kingship. 3 And it took place in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. 4 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 5 Before my shaping you in the belly I knew you; and before your coming forth from out of the womb I sanctified you; [³prophet ⁴unto ⁵nations ¹I appointed ²you]. 6 And I said, O Being One, Master, O lord, behold, I do not know how to speak, for [³younger ¹I ²am]. 7 And the lord said to me, Do not say that! [³younger ¹I ²am]. For to all whom ever I should send you, you shall go; and according to all as much as I should give charge to you, you shall speak. 8 You should not be fearful from in front of them, for [²with ³you ¹I am], to rescue you, says the lord. 9 And the lord stretched his hand to me, and touched my mouth. And the lord said to me, Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth. 10 Behold, I have ordained you today over nations, and over kingdoms, to root out, and to raze, and to loosen, and to rebuild, and to plant. 11 And came to pass the word of the lord to me, saying, What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, [²staff ¹A walnut]. 12 And the lord said to me, [²well ¹You have seen]; for I am vigilant over my words to do them. 13 And [³came to pass ¹the word ²of the lord] of a second time to me, saying, What do you see? and I said, A kettle being fired up, and the face of it towards the face of the north. 14 And the lord said to me, From the face of the north shall burn away the evils upon all the ones dwelling in the land. 15 For behold, I call together all the kingdoms of the north, says the lord; and they shall come, and [²shall put ¹each] his throne upon the thresholds of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls round about, and upon all the cities of Judah. 16 And I shall speak to them with judgment concerning all their evil, as they abandoned me, and they sacrificed to strange gods, and did obeisance to the works of their hands. 17 And you, gird your loin and rise up, and speak to them all as much as I should give charge to you! You should not be fearful from in front of them, nor should you be terrified before them, for [³with ⁴you ¹I ²am] to rescue you, says the lord. 18 Behold, I have made you in today's day as [²city ¹a fortified], and as [²wall ³of brass ¹a fortified] all together against the kings of Judah, and its rulers, and to the people of the land. 19 And they shall wage war against you; but in no way shall they be able to prevail against you, because [³with ⁴you ¹I ²am] to rescue you, said the lord.