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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] το ρημα του θεου ο εγενετο επι ιερεμιαν τον του χελκιου εκ των ιερεων ος κατωκει εν αναθωθ εν γη βενιαμιν
[2] ος εγενηθη λογος του θεου προς αυτον εν ταις ημεραις ιωσια υιου αμως βασιλεως ιουδα ετους τρισκαιδεκατου εν τη βασιλεια αυτου
[3] και εγενετο εν ταις ημεραις ιωακιμ υιου ιωσια βασιλεως ιουδα εως ενδεκατου ετους σεδεκια υιου ιωσια βασιλεως ιουδα εως της αιχμαλωσιας ιερουσαλημ εν τω πεμπτω μηνι
[4] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[5] προ του με πλασαι σε εν κοιλια επισταμαι σε και προ του σε εξελθειν εκ μητρας ηγιακα σε προφητην εις εθνη τεθεικα σε
[6] και ειπα ω δεσποτα κυριε ιδου ουκ επισταμαι λαλειν οτι νεωτερος εγω ειμι
[7] και ειπεν κυριος προς με μη λεγε οτι νεωτερος εγω ειμι οτι προς παντας ους εαν εξαποστειλω σε πορευση και κατα παντα οσα εαν εντειλωμαι σοι λαλησεις
[8] μη φοβηθης απο προσωπου αυτων οτι μετα σου εγω ειμι του εξαιρεισθαι σε λεγει κυριος
[9] και εξετεινεν κυριος την χειρα αυτου προς με και ηψατο του στοματος μου και ειπεν κυριος προς με ιδου δεδωκα τους λογους μου εις το στομα σου
[10] ιδου κατεστακα σε σημερον επι εθνη και βασιλειας εκριζουν και κατασκαπτειν και απολλυειν και ανοικοδομειν και καταφυτευειν
[11] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων τι συ ορας ιερεμια και ειπα βακτηριαν καρυινην
[12] και ειπεν κυριος προς με καλως εωρακας διοτι εγρηγορα εγω επι τους λογους μου του ποιησαι αυτους
[13] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με εκ δευτερου λεγων τι συ ορας και ειπα λεβητα υποκαιομενον και το προσωπον αυτου απο προσωπου βορρα
[14] και ειπεν κυριος προς με απο προσωπου βορρα εκκαυθησεται τα κακα επι παντας τους κατοικουντας την γην
[15] διοτι ιδου εγω συγκαλω πασας τας βασιλειας απο βορρα της γης λεγει κυριος και ηξουσιν και θησουσιν εκαστος τον θρονον αυτου επι τα προθυρα των πυλων ιερουσαλημ και επι παντα τα τειχη τα κυκλω αυτης και επι πασας τας πολεις ιουδα
[16] και λαλησω προς αυτους μετα κρισεως περι πασης της κακιας αυτων ως εγκατελιπον με και εθυσαν θεοις αλλοτριοις και προσεκυνησαν τοις εργοις των χειρων αυτων
[17] και συ περιζωσαι την οσφυν σου και αναστηθι και ειπον προς αυτους παντα οσα αν εντειλωμαι σοι μη φοβηθης απο προσωπου αυτων μηδε πτοηθης εναντιον αυτων οτι μετα σου εγω ειμι του εξαιρεισθαι σε λεγει κυριος
[18] ιδου τεθεικα σε εν τη σημερον ημερα ως πολιν οχυραν και ως τειχος χαλκουν οχυρον απασιν τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα και τοις αρχουσιν αυτου και τω λαω της γης
[19] και πολεμησουσιν σε και ου μη δυνωνται προς σε διοτι μετα σου εγω ειμι του εξαιρεισθαι σε ειπεν κυριος