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World English Bible

Jeremiah 1 (WEBP)

[1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] Now Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[5] “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.”
[6] Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”
[7] 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.
[8] Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.
[9] Then Yahweh stretched out his hand and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
[10] 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.”
[11] Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
[12] Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it.”
[13] 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.”
[14] Then Yahweh said to me, “Out of the north, evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] “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.
[18] 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.
[19] They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”

Jeremiah 1:2 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Jeremiah 1:6a The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
Jeremiah 1:6b “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 1 (KJVS)

[1] The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
[2] to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[3] It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
[4] Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
[5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
[6] Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
[7] But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
[8] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
[9] Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
[10] See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
[11] Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
[12] Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
[13] And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
[14] Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
[15] For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
[16] And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
[17] Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
[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.
[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.

Jeremiah 1:5 Heb. gave
Jeremiah 1:14 Heb. shall be opened
Jeremiah 1:17 Or, break to pieces

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 1 (BYZ)

[1] Τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ὃ () ἐγένετο () ἐπὶ () Ιερεμιαν () τὸν () τοῦ () Χελκιου ἐκ () τῶν () ἱερέων, () ὃς () κατῴκει () ἐν () Αναθωθ ἐν () γῇ () Βενιαμιν· ()
[2] ὃς () ἐγενήθη () λόγος () τοῦ () θεοῦ () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () Ιωσια υἱοῦ () Αμως () βασιλέως () Ιουδα ἔτους () τρισκαιδεκάτου ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () αὐτοῦ· ()
[3] καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () Ιωακιμ υἱοῦ () Ιωσια βασιλέως () Ιουδα ἕως () ἑνδεκάτου () ἔτους () Σεδεκια υἱοῦ () Ιωσια βασιλέως () Ιουδα ἕως () τῆς () αἰχμαλωσίας () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐν () τῷ () πέμπτῳ () μηνί. ()
[4] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρός () με () λέγων ()
[5] Πρὸ () τοῦ () με () πλάσαι () σε () ἐν () κοιλίᾳ () ἐπίσταμαί () σε () καὶ () πρὸ () τοῦ () σε () ἐξελθεῖν () ἐκ () μήτρας () ἡγίακά () σε, () προφήτην () εἰς () ἔθνη () τέθεικά () σε. ()
[6] Καὶ () εἶπα () Ὦ () δέσποτα () κύριε, () ἰδοὺ () οὐκ () ἐπίσταμαι () λαλεῖν, () ὅτι () νεώτερος () ἐγώ () εἰμι. ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρός () με () Μὴ () λέγε () ὅτι () Νεώτερος () ἐγώ () εἰμι, () ὅτι () πρὸς () πάντας, () οὓς () ἐὰν () ἐξαποστείλω () σε, () πορεύσῃ, () καὶ () κατὰ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐὰν () ἐντείλωμαί () σοι, () λαλήσεις· ()
[8] μὴ () φοβηθῇς () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν, () ὅτι () μετὰ () σοῦ () ἐγώ () εἰμι () τοῦ () ἐξαιρεῖσθαί () σε, () λέγει () κύριος. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐξέτεινεν () κύριος () τὴν () χεῖρα () αὐτοῦ () πρός () με () καὶ () ἥψατο () τοῦ () στόματός () μου, () καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρός () με () Ἰδοὺ () δέδωκα () τοὺς () λόγους () μου () εἰς () τὸ () στόμα () σου· ()
[10] ἰδοὺ () κατέστακά () σε () σήμερον () ἐπὶ () ἔθνη () καὶ () βασιλείας () ἐκριζοῦν () καὶ () κατασκάπτειν () καὶ () ἀπολλύειν () καὶ () ἀνοικοδομεῖν () καὶ () καταφυτεύειν.
[11] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρός () με () λέγων () Τί () σὺ () ὁρᾷς, Ιερεμια; () Καὶ () εἶπα () Βακτηρίαν καρυίνην.
[12] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρός () με () Καλῶς () ἑώρακας, () διότι () ἐγρήγορα () ἐγὼ () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () λόγους () μου () τοῦ () ποιῆσαι () αὐτούς. ()—
[13] καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρός () με () ἐκ () δευτέρου () λέγων () Τί () σὺ () ὁρᾷς; Καὶ () εἶπα () Λέβητα ὑποκαιόμενον, καὶ () τὸ () πρόσωπον () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () βορρᾶ. ()
[14] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρός () με () Ἀπὸ () προσώπου () βορρᾶ () ἐκκαυθήσεται () τὰ () κακὰ () ἐπὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () κατοικοῦντας () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[15] Διότι () ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () συγκαλῶ () πάσας () τὰς () βασιλείας () ἀπὸ () βορρᾶ () τῆς () γῆς, () λέγει () κύριος, () καὶ () ἥξουσιν () καὶ () θήσουσιν () ἕκαστος () τὸν () θρόνον () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τὰ () πρόθυρα τῶν () πυλῶν () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () ἐπὶ () πάντα () τὰ () τείχη () τὰ () κύκλῳ () αὐτῆς () καὶ () ἐπὶ () πάσας () τὰς () πόλεις () Ιουδα.
[16] Καὶ () λαλήσω () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () μετὰ () κρίσεως () περὶ () πάσης () τῆς () κακίας () αὐτῶν, () ὡς () ἐγκατέλιπόν () με () καὶ () ἔθυσαν () θεοῖς () ἀλλοτρίοις () καὶ () προσεκύνησαν () τοῖς () ἔργοις () τῶν () χειρῶν () αὐτῶν. ()
[17] Καὶ () σὺ () περίζωσαι () τὴν () ὀσφύν () σου () καὶ () ἀνάστηθι () καὶ () εἰπὸν () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἂν () ἐντείλωμαί () σοι· () μὴ () φοβηθῇς () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτῶν () μηδὲ () πτοηθῇς () ἐναντίον () αὐτῶν, () ὅτι () μετὰ () σοῦ () ἐγώ () εἰμι () τοῦ () ἐξαιρεῖσθαί () σε, () λέγει () κύριος. ()
[18] Ἰδοὺ () τέθεικά () σε () ἐν () τῇ () σήμερον () ἡμέρᾳ () ὡς () πόλιν () ὀχυρὰν καὶ () ὡς () τεῖχος () χαλκοῦν () ὀχυρὸν ἅπασιν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () Ιουδα καὶ () τοῖς () ἄρχουσιν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τῷ () λαῷ () τῆς () γῆς, ()
[19] καὶ () πολεμήσουσίν () σε () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () δύνωνται () πρὸς () σέ, () διότι () μετὰ () σοῦ () ἐγώ () εἰμι () τοῦ () ἐξαιρεῖσθαί () σε, () εἶπεν () κύριος. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.