Jeremiah 1
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1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2 The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
3 and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations."
6 And I said: "Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy."
7 And the Lord said to me: "Do not choose to say, 'I am a boy.' For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you.
8 You should not be afraid before their face. For I am with you, so that I may deliver you," says the Lord.
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: "Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
10 Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant."
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "I see a staff, keeping watch."
12 And the Lord said to me: "You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it."
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, "What do you see?" And I said, "I see a cooking pot upon a fire, and its face is before the face of the north."
14 And the Lord said to me: "From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me, and who have offered libations to strange gods, and who have adored the work of their own hands.
17 Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
18 For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you."
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1The words of Jeremiah, # 2Ch 35:25; 36:12; Ezr 1:1; Dn 9:2; Mt 2:17; 16:14; 27:9 the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth # Jos 21:18; 1Kg 2:26; Jr 32:7 in the territory of Benjamin. 2The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah # 2Kg 21:24; 22:1; Jr 25:3; 36:2; Zph 1:1 son of Amon, king of Judah. 3It also came throughout the days of Jehoiakim # 2Kg 23:34; 24:2; 1Ch 3:15; Jr 22:18; 25:1; 35:1 son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah # 2Kg 24:17-20; 1Ch 3:16; Jr 21:1; 27:1; 39:2 son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
The Call of Jeremiah
4The word of the Lord came to me:
5I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born. # 1Sm 1:22; Ps 22:9-10; 139:13-16; Is 44:2; 49:1-6; Lk 1:15; Gl 1:15
I appointed you a prophet to the nations. # Jr 25:15-26
6But I protested, “Oh no, Lord, God! Look, I don’t know how to speak # Ex 4:10; 1Co 2:1-5 since I am only a youth.” # 1Kg 3:7
7Then the Lord said to me:
Do not say, “I am only a youth,” # 1Tm 4:12
for you will go to everyone I send you to
and speak whatever I tell you. # Dt 18:18; Jr 1:17; Ezk 2:7
8Do not be afraid of anyone, # Ezk 2:6
for I will be with you to deliver you. # Gn 26:3; 31:3; Ex 3:12; Is 43:2; Jr 15:20
This is the Lord’s declaration.
9Then the Lord reached out His hand, touched my mouth, # Is 6:7 and told me:
I have now filled your mouth with My words. # Is 51:16
10See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish, # 2Co 10:4-5
to build and plant. # Jr 12:14-17; 18:7,9; 19:7; 24:6; 31:28; Col 2:6-7
Two Visions
11Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah? ” # Jr 24:3; Am 8:2; Zch 4:2
I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
12The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I watch over My word to accomplish it.” # Jr 31:28; Php 1:6 13Again the word of the Lord came to me inquiring, “What do you see? ”
And I replied, “I see a boiling pot, # Ezk 24:3 its lip tilted from the north to the south.”
14Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out # LXX reads will boil from the north # Jr 4:6,20; 6:1; 15:12; 47:2; 50:3,9,41; 51:48 on all who live in the land. 15Indeed, I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north.” # Jr 25:9
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They will come, and each king will set up his throne
at the entrance to Jerusalem’s gates.
They will attack all her surrounding walls
and all the other cities of Judah.
16“I will pronounce My judgments against them for all the evil they did when they abandoned Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands. # Ex 20:3; Is 37:19; 44:15; Ac 7:41
17“Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them # Ezk 2:6-7; 1Th 2:2 or I will cause you to cower before them. 18Today, I am the One who has made you a fortified city, # Jr 15:20 an iron pillar, and bronze walls # Jr 6:27; Ezk 3:8-9 against the whole land — against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population. 19They will fight against you but never prevail over you, # Ps 129:2 since I am with you to rescue you.” # Jr 1:6
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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